MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive296% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D25
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A DDR4  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210914
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 21 '21 at 02:02
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$159
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 80.5
1-Core 191
2-Core 385
114% 219 Pts
4-Core 746
8-Core 1,191
119% 968 Pts
64-Core 1,831
113% 1,831 Pts
Poor: 101%
This bench: 110%
Great: 117%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1739 2002 1216 351 420 431 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 1,637
Write 1,980
Mixed 1,712
SusWrite 1,026
358% 1,589 MB/s
4K Read 62.7
4K Write 220
4K Mixed 99.9
339% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 1,797
DQ Write 1,000
DQ Mixed 1,540
1,108% 1,446 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 296%
Great: 365%
Intel SSDSC2BA800G3R 800GB
262GB free
Firmware: 5DV1DL08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 387 387 390 385 381 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 340
Write 412
Mixed 343
SusWrite 387
84% 371 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 38.5
139% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 249
188% 253 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
851GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 158 159 153 159 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 163
Mixed 111
SusWrite 158
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Mushkin MLA4C400JNNM16G 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
125% Outstanding
MC Read 50.2
MC Write 47.3
MC Mixed 43.9
135% 47.1 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 44.5
SC Mixed 30.5
92% 32.3 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 101%
This bench: 125%
Great: 131%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,594 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 199%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 203%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $209

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,385
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i3-12100F $80Nvidia RTX 4070 $500Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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