MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 194% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	188% 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	260% 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, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 11520 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 21:06
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$278 22,631 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 72.4 1-Core 182 2-Core 367 110% 207 Pts	4-Core 680 8-Core 1,121 114% 901 Pts	64-Core 1827 123% 1827 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,500 110,477 User benchmarks, average bench 233% Gigabyte(1458 4041) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 222 Parallax 269 195% 244 fps	MRender 279 Gravity 214 Splatting 149 180% 214 fps
Poor: 192% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 257%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 24,970 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 656GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM32.1 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1360 739 748 755 758 760 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,533 Write 2,362 Mixed 1,653 SusWrite 853 362% 1,600 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 75.9 278% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,596 DQ Write 1,133 DQ Mixed 1,528 1,097% 1,419 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 313%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 1,967 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 153 154 155 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	22% Poor	Read 170 Write 154 Mixed 103 SusWrite 154 33% 145 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 12.6 4K Mixed 1.1 20% 7.27 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 1.3 2% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 38%
WD easystore 264D 12TB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 10.5TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 193 183 188 187 185 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 170 Write 181 Mixed 156 SusWrite 188 239% 174 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.3 291% 7.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Silicon Power Computer & Communications 2x16GB 359 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 30.2 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 24.6 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 115%

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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 181%

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Desktop 112%

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Workstation 189%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $220

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $278Bench 109%, 22,631 samples	2,385x
Core i7-12700KIntel $345Bench 113%, 29,325 samples	1,963x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $345Bench 111%, 13,387 samples	757x

GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 168%, 88,895 samples	660x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $1,200Bench 232%, 91,663 samples	482x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 209%, 303,019 samples	430x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $155Bench 406%, 129,321 samples	570x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 331%, 398,388 samples	516x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 286%, 73,512 samples	429x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 97%, 27,387 samples	234x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 25,075 samples	221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 89%, 29,294 samples	216x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,253

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16