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PRO Z690-A DDR4

 Compatible Components (from 15,407 PCs)

Popular components in PC builds with the MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 Motherboard.

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $225Bench 109%, 57,538 samples4,826x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $278Bench 114%, 78,749 samples3,922x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $276Bench 114%, 35,715 samples1,518x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $390Bench 117%, 66,991 samples1,370x
Core i5-12600KFIntel  $210Bench 109%, 17,383 samples1,079x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $807Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,734x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,586x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $580Bench 158%, 166,179 samples1,388x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $300Bench 128%, 416,603 samples1,214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $850Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,068x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 386%, 206,100 samples1,255x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $65Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,091x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $60Bench 260%, 140,876 samples934x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $108Bench 342%, 113,801 samples519x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $59Bench 228%, 180,890 samples370x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples586x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $70Bench 86%, 53,237 samples545x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples503x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples433x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples387x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 15,407 user systems.
Gaming
Gaming 201%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 112%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 205%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $180

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntelBench 109%, 57,538 samples$225
GPU
RTX 3080NvidiaBench 187%, 424,051 samples$807
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 386%, 206,100 samples$80
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $1,292

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SSD
HDD
RAM
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USA-User, 6 months ago.Core i5-13600K, RTX 4090 Outstanding UFO - 518 129 486  134  407  393  -  114 $2,031
DEU-User, 7 months ago.Core i9-12900K, RTX 4090 Excellent UFO - 479 119 562  125  404  133  -  139 $2,108
USA-User, 6 months ago.Core i5-12600K, RTX 4090 Excellent UFO - 467 123 476  125  393  580  96  119 $2,065
GBR-User, 5 months ago.Core i7-13700K, RTX 4090 Very good UFO - 460 131 540  137  353  518  -  146 $2,078
SVK-User, 5 months ago.Core i7-12700K, RTX 4090 Excellent UFO - 459 121 500  122  395  517  -  126 $1,878
USA-User, 7 months ago.Core i9-12900K, RTX 4090 Outstanding UFO - 456 122 530  123  390  479  105  126 $1,990
GBR-User, 6 months ago.Core i9-12900K, RTX 4090 Very good UFO - 455 119 524  120  397  398  -  121 $2,369
USA-User, 6 months ago.Core i9-13900K, RTX 4090 Very good UFO - 448 127 595  132  356  320  -  114 $2,340
USA-User, 5 months ago.Core i7-12700K, RTX 4090 Excellent UFO - 452 124 446  125  381  320  -  133 $2,058
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