MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY (MS-7D29)

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	140% 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 Drive	405% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D29
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY (MS-7D29) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '22 at 17:24
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700 25,535 User benchmarks, average bench 108% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 76.7 1-Core 200 2-Core 392 116% 223 Pts	4-Core 772 8-Core 1,371 129% 1,072 Pts	64-Core 2,206 136% 2,206 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FFB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3885 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 194 Parallax 215 156% 200 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 169 Splatting 143 138% 173 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB 878 User benchmarks, average bench 487% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1758 1915 1919 1965 1960 1964 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	405% Outstanding	Read 4648 Write 1,915 Mixed 2,216 SusWrite 1,913 591% 2,673 MB/s	4K Read 83.7 4K Write 22.9 4K Mixed 33.2 182% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,781 DQ Write 466 DQ Mixed 759 653% 1,002 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 405% Great: 666%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 332% 954GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2459 2456 2452 2445 2444 2448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	427% Outstanding	Read 2,704 Write 2,459 Mixed 1,496 SusWrite 2,450 512% 2,277 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 92.6 324% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,713 DQ Write 1,417 DQ Mixed 1,553 1,166% 1561 MB/s
Poor: 233% ↑ This bench: 427% Great: 426%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 881 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1035 649 628 622 621 634 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1534 Write 1,165 Mixed 662 SusWrite 698 226% 1,015 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 42.5 163% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 446 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 562 431% 575 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 400%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) PSD58G480041 2x8GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	140% Outstanding	MC Read 60.1 MC Write 52.5 MC Mixed 49.1 154% 53.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 30 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 179%

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Gaming 227%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 250%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY (MS-7D29)

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	232x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	121x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	86x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	141x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	90x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	83x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	108x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	82x
PC SN810 SDCPNRY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 445%, 1,191 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	58x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	49x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	40x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,069

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16