MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 187% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	160% 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	194% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '21 at 05:42
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$155 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 207 2-Core 416 122% 236 Pts	4-Core 798 8-Core 1,315 129% 1,056 Pts	64-Core 1,838 114% 1,838 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 213 Parallax 237 175% 222 fps	MRender 273 Gravity 210 Splatting 177 175% 220 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 537 165 178 179 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,117 Write 1,055 Mixed 989 SusWrite 255 191% 854 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 86.1 331% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 1,081 DQ Mixed 502 450% 657 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 253%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 135GB free Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 1059 825 318 275 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,511 Write 1016 Mixed 1,042 SusWrite 506 227% 1,019 MB/s	4K Read 71.6 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 95 351% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 803 DQ Write 982 DQ Mixed 322 401% 702 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 236%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 399GB free Firmware: AM001J SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 110 111 111 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 112 Write 109 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 105 66% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 32,187 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 39 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 32 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

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

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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 $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,753x
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	1,667x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,309x
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: $1,395

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 $40	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