MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	258% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '21 at 15:31
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 196 2-Core 393 120% 227 Pts	4-Core 720 8-Core 1,176 116% 948 Pts	64-Core 1,814 112% 1,814 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 189 Parallax 182 140% 181 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 177 Splatting 124 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1313 316 315 316 317 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,218 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,161 SusWrite 482 295% 1,331 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 92.1 312% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 924 DQ Mixed 1,013 744% 972 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 824GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 469 469 457 456 455 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 444 Mixed 409 SusWrite 459 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 51.4 191% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 338 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 470 470 458 429 283 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 454 Mixed 428 SusWrite 426 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 39.5 156% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 339 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1TB 540 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 572GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 94.7 Write 48.4 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 72.8 87% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,684 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 48 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 42.8 130% 45.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.3 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 34.6 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 126%

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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,754x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,669x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,310x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,403

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 $177	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