MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	286% 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.

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 WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 18:33
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$178 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 196 2-Core 397 120% 228 Pts	4-Core 772 8-Core 1350 128% 1061 Pts	64-Core 1,887 117% 1,887 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 189 Parallax 178 137% 178 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 174 Splatting 125 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 717GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1520 1540 1528 637 1038 864 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1676 Write 1465 Mixed 1,212 SusWrite 1,188 311% 1,385 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 96.3 324% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 433 489% 831 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 311%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 693GB free Firmware: RSM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 131 134 134 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 86.7 Write 105 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 128 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 71%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 71GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 51 48 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 69.9 Write 69.6 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 49.4 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 51%

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 (96^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 45.2 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 42.2 126% 44.1 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 36.2 108% 37.7 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 122%

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

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,968x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,901x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,475x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,408x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,187x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,129x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	910x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	796x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	408x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	374x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	300x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,430

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16