MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 173% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 122%, 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	538% 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.

CPU throttled at 94% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '21 at 02:26
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (60^th 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-$237 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 210 2-Core 406 125% 236 Pts	4-Core 811 8-Core 1568 141% 1,190 Pts	64-Core 2,409 149% 2,409 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (164 fps cap detected)	127% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 164 Parallax 164 134% 164 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 164 Splatting 164 134% 164 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 588GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4668 4315 3928 1377 1502 1801 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	538% Outstanding	Read 3,676 Write 4281 Mixed 3140 SusWrite 2,932 791% 3,507 MB/s	4K Read 79.5 4K Write 313 4K Mixed 117 436% 170 MB/s	DQ Read 2,179 DQ Write 1,367 DQ Mixed 1,960 1,411% 1,835 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 538% Great: 573%
Kingston SA400M8480G 480GB 3,316 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 446GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 436 427 425 420 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 395 Write 280 Mixed 336 SusWrite 426 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 30.1 113% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 168 154% 233 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 28GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 17 17 17 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 36 Write 17.5 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 18 25% 21 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 70% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLM8G44C19U4BL.M8FE1 2x8GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	MC Read 59.7 MC Write 58.8 MC Mixed 51 161% 56.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 34 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 146%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,584 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,888x
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,778x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $215Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,993x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,683x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,535x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,158x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	771x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16