MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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	127% 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	498% 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.

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 WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211126
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '21 at 20:16
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$184 101,563 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 (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 208 2-Core 412 125% 238 Pts	4-Core 758 8-Core 1,268 123% 1,013 Pts	64-Core 1,846 114% 1,846 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% PNY(196E 1337) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 164 Parallax 185 137% 172 fps	MRender 216 Gravity 142 Splatting 127 128% 161 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614900WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3858 1724 1668 1195 1262 1220 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	498% Outstanding	Read 4,046 Write 4,208 Mixed 2,983 SusWrite 1,821 732% 3,264 MB/s	4K Read 80.5 4K Write 328 4K Mixed 120 449% 176 MB/s	DQ Read 2,260 DQ Write 1,661 DQ Mixed 1,917 1,445% 1,946 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 498% Great: 573%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 119GB free Firmware: MVT42P1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 440 440 439 439 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 437 Mixed 394 SusWrite 440 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 48.4 184% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 287 213% 286 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 99%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 427GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 167 170 170 168 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 140 Write 133 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 168 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C16D4/16GX 2x16GB 14,229 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 47.4 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 43.4 131% 45.8 GB/s	SC Read 30.8 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 40.7 117% 40.9 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 127%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,962x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,895x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,407x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,183x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,128x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	909x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	795x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	407x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	374x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	300x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,421

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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