MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '22 at 10:08
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$240 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 75.6 1-Core 175 2-Core 410 111% 220 Pts	4-Core 806 8-Core 1,538 139% 1,172 Pts	64-Core 2,396 148% 2,396 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275 75,918 User benchmarks, average bench 85% XFX(1682 5705) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.1% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 122 Parallax 164 90% 132 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 112 Splatting 81.5 78% 97.7 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 83 84 90 81 89 MB/s Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.8% Good	Read 252 Write 119 Mixed 170 SusWrite 86.5 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 38.7 138% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 89.9 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 91.8 73% 100 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 75%
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 18GB free Firmware: E8FK11.G Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 861 Write 826 Mixed 798 185% 828 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 55.8 221% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 698 DQ Write 661 DQ Mixed 581 463% 647 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 141%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 793GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 155 154 156 155 157 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 132 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 155 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x4GB 364 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 33.8 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 30.8 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 89.2 45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%

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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 19,593 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	5,892x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,782x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,995x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,684x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,536x
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	772x
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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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