MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 209% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 253% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	180% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 91% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '21 at 14:06
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	27%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$327 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 77.9 1-Core 220 2-Core 429 124% 242 Pts	4-Core 854 8-Core 1,665 149% 1,260 Pts	64-Core 3,012 186% 3,012 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	180% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 226 Parallax 260 209% 247 fps	MRender 300 Gravity 225 Splatting 164 181% 230 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 177 182 174 165 223 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 420 Write 145 Mixed 200 SusWrite 186 52% 238 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 28.8 117% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 204 171% 252 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 415GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1435 1427 1569 1357 1334 1415 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,253 Write 1,512 Mixed 1,978 SusWrite 1,423 402% 1,792 MB/s	4K Read 72.2 4K Write 223 4K Mixed 70.9 318% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,984 DQ Write 1,716 DQ Mixed 1,834 1,379% 1,845 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$88 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 149 150 154 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 48 Write 117 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 151 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 85%

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 above expectations (65^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 32.6 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 30.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 106%

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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 $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,847x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 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