MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% 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	332% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 94% 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	May 21 '22 at 22:57
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$182 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 206 2-Core 412 125% 237 Pts	4-Core 790 8-Core 1,274 127% 1,032 Pts	64-Core 1,841 114% 1,841 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 117%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 7D31) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1340 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	8.42% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 14.8 Parallax 11.4 8% 12 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 15.2 Splatting 7.8 9% 12 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.42% Great: 9%
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 389B); MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 GAMING Z TRIO CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.77 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 142 116% 143 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 142 116% 142 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2275 613 614 620 614 623 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,336 Write 2,063 Mixed 1,445 SusWrite 893 376% 1,684 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 102 356% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,863 DQ Write 1,470 DQ Mixed 1,622 1,226% 1,651 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 184GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 296 224 153 137 122 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 464 Mixed 355 SusWrite 224 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 52.5 194% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 774GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1572 833 834 830 834 833 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,506 Write 1,910 Mixed 1,437 SusWrite 956 328% 1,452 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 64.7 286% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,664 DQ Write 1,539 DQ Mixed 1,572 1,188% 1,591 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 155 157 155 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 69.6 Write 106 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 154 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 235% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 69GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 159 160 150 139 153 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 81.2 Write 131 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 147 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 224% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 88 93 92 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 87.4 Write 143 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 88 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 90%
WD WD1000FYPS-01ZKB0 1TB 1,867 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 137GB free Firmware: 02.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 51 52 52 51 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 68.4 Write 70.6 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 51 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 44%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 73.7 Write 71.4 Mixed 60 51% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 2x16GB 5,294 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 46.5 MC Mixed 42.9 130% 45.4 GB/s	SC Read 31.2 SC Write 51.2 SC Mixed 40.6 117% 41 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 128%

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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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,312x
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,130x
Core i5-12600KIntel $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,376x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,283x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	879x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,341x
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	543x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	287x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	279x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,418

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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