MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 184% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	150% 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	516% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 91% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 07:15
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$168 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 209 2-Core 422 125% 241 Pts	4-Core 816 8-Core 1,404 134% 1,110 Pts	64-Core 1,915 118% 1,915 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 4767) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 202 Parallax 193 180% 205 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 149 Splatting 134 126% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC3000S512G 512GB 2,843 User benchmarks, average bench 323% 443GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 657 2982 3416 3400 2928 1224 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	516% Outstanding	Read 3297 Write 3650 Mixed 2,948 SusWrite 2,434 695% 3,082 MB/s	4K Read 88.5 4K Write 378 4K Mixed 137 509% 201 MB/s	DQ Read 1,800 DQ Write 1,779 DQ Mixed 1,828 1,363% 1,802 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 516% Great: 451%
USB Flash Disk 16GB 2,340 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 15GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 105 Write 37.9 Mixed 9.9 SusWrite 36.1 51% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.9 122% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 49.2 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 42.7 132% 46 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 35.3 108% 37.9 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 120%

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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 - $190

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,882x
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,777x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,907x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,989x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,679x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,530x
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	770x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	668x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16