MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
CPU throttled at 91% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D31
MotherboardMSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211014
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 30 '22 at 07:00
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU3%
CPU Throttled 91%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 177
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 621
58% 482 Pts
64-Core 1,174
73% 1,174 Pts
Poor: 101%
This bench: 73%
Great: 117%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
130% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 177
Parallax 200
142% 184 fps
MRender 204
Gravity 156
Splatting 130
130% 164 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 130%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP580 240GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1.1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 173 172 177 162 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 359
Write 163
Mixed 223
SusWrite 170
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 51.1
4K Mixed 3.6
54% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 80.3
DQ Write 43
DQ Mixed 36.3
34% 53.2 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 98%
Colorful SL500 512GB
281GB free
Firmware: HPS2227I
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 345 337 336 344 287 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 336
Write 349
Mixed 306
SusWrite 338
75% 332 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 11.1
91% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 16.3
60% 132 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 191 195 194 195 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 150
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 194
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 42.6
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 37.8
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 25.1
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 (MS-7D31) Builds (Compare 9,949 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 230%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,420
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