MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	6.71% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	352% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 20:07
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$175 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 73.1 1-Core 204 2-Core 393 115% 223 Pts	4-Core 759 8-Core 1,201 121% 980 Pts	64-Core 1,817 112% 1,817 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	6.71% Terrible	Lighting 8.9 Reflection 14.4 Parallax 10.7 7% 11.3 fps	MRender 9.2 Gravity 12.9 Splatting 1 6% 7.7 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.71% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 454GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1925 1981 1776 1936 2014 1939 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,008 Write 1,966 Mixed 1,805 SusWrite 1,928 435% 1,927 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 73.2 273% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,749 DQ Write 1,420 DQ Mixed 1,568 1,178% 1,579 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 410%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 32GB-$7 9,864 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 29GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 24 23 15 10 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 36 Write 24.2 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 20.3 35% 27 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.8 252% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.3% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.7 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 19.6 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 94.4 42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	1	0	144	27"	2560 1440	SAM7079 LC27G5xT

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Typical PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 11,221 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,974x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,910x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,478x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,411x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,192x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,133x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	913x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	800x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	410x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	375x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	301x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,434

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16