MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	349% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '21 at 18:20
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 205 2-Core 400 123% 233 Pts	4-Core 766 8-Core 1,218 122% 992 Pts	64-Core 1,837 114% 1,837 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C754) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3648 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 116 Parallax 136 109% 129 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 119 Splatting 108 110% 140 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1126 882 886 883 879 880 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,634 Write 2,450 Mixed 1,885 SusWrite 923 441% 1,973 MB/s	4K Read 73.5 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 108 372% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 1,905 DQ Write 1,332 DQ Mixed 1,829 1,309% 1,689 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2320 822 826 825 825 824 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,658 Write 2,460 Mixed 1,939 SusWrite 1,074 455% 2,033 MB/s	4K Read 75 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 108 374% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,906 DQ Write 2,019 DQ Mixed 1,979 1,484% 1,968 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 233GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 489 489 489 489 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 482 Mixed 415 SusWrite 489 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 65.6 227% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 340 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 948GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 119 120 119 121 120 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 104 Write 111 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 118 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 35.8 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 33.1 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

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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 $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,856x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,758x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,088x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,980x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,671x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,523x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,311x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	766x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	665x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,115

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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