MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY (MS-7D29)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% 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	140% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D29
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY (MS-7D29) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '22 at 21:30
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$208 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 73.9 1-Core 206 2-Core 401 117% 227 Pts	4-Core 808 8-Core 1,558 140% 1,183 Pts	64-Core 2,333 144% 2,333 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 118 Parallax 122 106% 123 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 102 Splatting 88.4 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$125 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 418 27 280 472 30 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 892 Write 551 Mixed 656 SusWrite 299 134% 599 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 52.2 208% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 505 DQ Write 536 DQ Mixed 469 367% 503 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 144%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 1x16GB 778 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 3 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 27.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 21.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 92.7 43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $235Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	236x
Core i9-12900KIntel $262Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	121x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $208Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	88x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	145x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	90x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $530Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	83x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	108x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $112Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	83x
PC SN810 SDCPNRY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 445%, 1,191 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	58x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	49x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $105Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	43x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,179

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