MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.45% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	119% 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	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	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '22 at 21:47
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$174 101,563 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 90.4 1-Core 212 2-Core 426 126% 243 Pts	4-Core 816 8-Core 1,378 133% 1,097 Pts	64-Core 1,910 118% 1,910 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	7.45% Terrible	Lighting 9.6 Reflection 181 Parallax 11.2 8% 67.3 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 1 Splatting 10.3 7% 8.07 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.45% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 753GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 438 389 438 448 441 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 433 Mixed 406 SusWrite 424 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 52.3 193% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 338 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 46.6 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 43.3 130% 45.4 GB/s	SC Read 31.5 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 40.8 117% 41 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 122%

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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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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 $174Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,921x
Core i7-12700KIntel $220Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,801x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $219Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,914x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,106x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,003x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $459Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,691x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,540x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,317x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,164x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	778x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	720x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	673x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $1,188

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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