MSI MEG Z690 ACE (MS-7D27)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	6.94% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	433% 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 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

2 years ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D27
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z690 ACE (MS-7D27) (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220224
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '22 at 22:23
Run Duration	382 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$331 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 82.1 1-Core 211 2-Core 416 122% 236 Pts	4-Core 817 8-Core 1,622 144% 1,219 Pts	64-Core 2,871 178% 2,871 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 7D27) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	6.94% Terrible	Lighting 10.4 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 13 8% 13 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 13.7 Splatting 1 4% 5.23 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.94% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614900WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2906 1225 1228 1234 1228 1238 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	433% Outstanding	Read 3,996 Write 4,317 Mixed 3,054 SusWrite 1,510 722% 3,219 MB/s	4K Read 81.1 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 108 393% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,475 DQ Write 1211 DQ Mixed 1,346 1,007% 1,344 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 433% Great: 573%
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB-$474 2,198 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 216 216 213 213 213 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 356 Write 379 Mixed 349 SusWrite 214 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 46.3 149% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 228 170% 226 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 131%
Seagate ST14000NE0008-2JK101 14TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 151 150 142 145 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 83%
Seagate ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 187 187 188 189 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 10% Great: 10%
Seagate ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 14.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 260 263 263 263 263 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 10% Great: 10%
Seagate ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 17TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 209 208 211 211 211 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 10% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GB 4,540 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	MC Read 74.7 MC Write 66.1 MC Mixed 67.2 198% 69.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 30.7 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 190%

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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 239%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 280%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z690 ACE (MS-7D27)

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $331Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	242x
Core i9-12900KSIntel $349Bench 119%, 7,188 samples	87x
Core i9-13900KIntel $502Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	71x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	116x
RTX 3090-TiNvidiaBench 232%, 16,406 samples	93x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	87x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	99x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	71x
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TBBench 437%, 13,468 samples	31x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	38x
CMT32GX5M2X6200C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 181%, 4,737 samples	34x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	30x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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