MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.32% 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	250% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% 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	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '21 at 05:17
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$240 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 206 2-Core 410 122% 235 Pts	4-Core 797 8-Core 1,572 140% 1,185 Pts	64-Core 2,388 148% 2,388 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	5.32% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 213 Parallax 11.3 8% 78.1 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 1 Splatting 0 0% 0.4 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.32% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 722GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1299 368 366 352 359 367 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1537 Write 1,806 Mixed 1,463 SusWrite 518 299% 1,331 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 86.5 324% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,344 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 1,373 1,006% 1,314 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 276%
Seagate BUP Ultra Touch 2TB 1,839 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 130 130 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 107 Write 137 Mixed 101 SusWrite 129 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 194% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 70%
UFD USB Flash Drive 64GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 7GB free, PID a205 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 32.5 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 33 46% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 1% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 27.5 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 28.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 112%

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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 - $200

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,877x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,772x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,907x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,098x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,988x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,677x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,527x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,157x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	666x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16