MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 95% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D31
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211126
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '22 at 14:25
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$230 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 76.9 1-Core 200 2-Core 390 115% 222 Pts	4-Core 756 8-Core 1,482 132% 1,119 Pts	64-Core 2,321 144% 2,321 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 121%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32% Below average	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 45 Parallax 40 33% 41.9 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 33 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 36%
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 132 Parallax 126 95% 125 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 98.4 Splatting 96.5 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 53 52 52 55 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 501 Write 459 Mixed 389 SusWrite 87.3 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 46.9 163% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 236 192% 270 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 180GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 112 113 111 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 146 Write 150 Mixed 104 SusWrite 111 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 197GB free Firmware: AX0A4M SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 64 65 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 72.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 64.4 43% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 KHX2133C14D4/4G Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 40GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 16384, 4096, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.3% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 24.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 86.5 46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 72%

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

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 - $170

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,318x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,130x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,466x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,378x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,285x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	879x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	779x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	776x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	544x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	287x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	279x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16