MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 176% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 175% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	156% 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	239% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 08:22
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$182 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 206 2-Core 385 119% 225 Pts	4-Core 762 8-Core 1,177 120% 969 Pts	64-Core 1787 111% 1787 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 232 Reflection 208 Parallax 202 189% 214 fps	MRender 212 Gravity 153 Splatting 133 132% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 820 798 753 782 785 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,334 Write 1,622 Mixed 1,540 SusWrite 803 299% 1,325 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 58.6 216% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,812 DQ Write 1,382 DQ Mixed 1,525 1,160% 1,573 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 297%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 140GB free Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 351 349 336 350 351 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 353 Write 356 Mixed 331 SusWrite 330 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 29.6 117% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 250 197% 271 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 175GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 354 344 334 337 340 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 420 Mixed 385 SusWrite 327 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 46.4 149% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 338 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 129%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 428GB free Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1095 1112 1182 108 82 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,097 Write 1,108 Mixed 772 SusWrite 612 201% 897 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 69.8 255% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 960 DQ Mixed 272 359% 638 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 295%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 185GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 350 373 359 365 391 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 369 Write 330 Mixed 284 SusWrite 364 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 35.8 136% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 340 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 159GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 101 100 98 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 164 Write 142 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 98.8 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 2x16GB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 38.4 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 33.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

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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 $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,847x
Core i7-12700KIntel $225Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,746x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,893x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,084x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,977x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,665x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,520x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,308x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	764x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	711x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,400

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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