MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	238% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '21 at 16:45
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 206 2-Core 410 121% 233 Pts	4-Core 784 8-Core 1,205 123% 995 Pts	64-Core 1,835 114% 1,835 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.5% Very good	Lighting 97.8 Reflection 108 Parallax 97.6 80% 101 fps	MRender 91.4 Gravity 94.8 Splatting 93.1 76% 93.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 704GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1064 334 346 198 220 248 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,421 Write 1,844 Mixed 1,562 SusWrite 402 294% 1,307 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 73.9 282% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,783 DQ Write 1,388 DQ Mixed 1545 1,167% 1,572 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 365%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 32GB free Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,753 Write 1,249 Mixed 471 254% 1,158 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 43.8 224% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,042 DQ Write 1,094 DQ Mixed 703 630% 947 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 64GB free Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 104 101 103 102 104 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.9% Above average	Read 161 Write 114 Mixed 129 SusWrite 102 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 22.7 112% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 75.3 72% 113 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 83%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 54GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 78 103 104 77 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 98.8 Write 97.9 Mixed 64 SusWrite 91.9 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 69%
Mass Storage Device 32GB 3,072 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 2GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 19.6 Write 17.4 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 18.1 24% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3.3 213% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GB 11,497 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 37.9 116% 40.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 29.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

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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 $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,755x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,669x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
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	1,154x

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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,118

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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