MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 291% UFO	Desktop 130% UFO	Workstation 264% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 135%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	224% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	518% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '21 at 23:08
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$155 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 230 2-Core 460 137% 262 Pts	4-Core 920 8-Core 1,375 143% 1,147 Pts	64-Core 1,376 85% 1,376 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Lighting 335 Reflection 312 Parallax 376 273% 341 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 268 Splatting 196 218% 277 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 230%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 752GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3413 3066 3300 2280 1595 1640 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	518% Outstanding	Read 2,967 Write 3,496 Mixed 3,249 SusWrite 2,549 693% 3,065 MB/s	4K Read 94 4K Write 287 4K Mixed 138 471% 173 MB/s	DQ Read 2,832 DQ Write 1,577 DQ Mixed 2,426 1,745% 2,278 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 518% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4266C17-16GVKB 2x16GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 49.8 MC Write 49.6 MC Mixed 46.2 139% 48.5 GB/s	SC Read 34.2 SC Write 52.4 SC Mixed 43 123% 43.2 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 153%

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

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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 $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,753x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,668x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,309x
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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,405

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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