MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY (MS-7D29)

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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	589% 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 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.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D29
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY (MS-7D29) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '22 at 16:04
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 78.1 1-Core 203 2-Core 399 117% 227 Pts	4-Core 773 8-Core 1,411 131% 1,092 Pts	64-Core 2,276 141% 2,276 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 (98^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 194 Parallax 198 156% 195 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 170 Splatting 141 138% 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: 4194 4717 4799 2657 1613 1485 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	589% Outstanding	Read 4,698 Write 5,095 Mixed 3291 SusWrite 3,244 918% 4,082 MB/s	4K Read 78.8 4K Write 296 4K Mixed 113 421% 163 MB/s	DQ Read 1,820 DQ Write 1,520 DQ Mixed 1,654 1,243% 1,664 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 589% 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: 2445 2451 2455 2445 2444 2443 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	426% Outstanding	Read 2,700 Write 2431 Mixed 1,588 SusWrite 2,447 515% 2,292 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 91.1 315% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,756 DQ Write 1,456 DQ Mixed 1,574 1,187% 1,595 MB/s
Poor: 233% ↑ This bench: 426% Great: 426%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 881 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1122 651 629 619 630 620 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,512 Write 1,130 Mixed 638 SusWrite 712 222% 998 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.9 154% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 413 DQ Write 714 DQ Mixed 556 424% 561 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 176% 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 (74^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	MC Read 62 MC Write 52.7 MC Mixed 51.7 158% 55.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 50.5 SC Mixed 28.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 144% 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 $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	121x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	86x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	141x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	90x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	83x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	108x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 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: $1,068

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 $179	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) $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