MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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	53.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '22 at 02:36
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$241 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 74.8 1-Core 207 2-Core 413 119% 231 Pts	4-Core 812 8-Core 1,575 142% 1,193 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
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.21 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.8% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 0.1 54% 46 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 63.8 54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 40 85 34 58 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	70% Very good	Read 307 Write 190 Mixed 248 SusWrite 70.6 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 35 139% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 212 168% 238 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 641GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 138 138 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 158 Write 150 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 138 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 278GB free Firmware: HP63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 108 109 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 108 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 70%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 1,150 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 25GB free, PID 00d4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 8.8 17 18 18 17 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 26.3 Write 18.2 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 14.3 24% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 78% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	77.1% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 26.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 24.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 98%

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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 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,755x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,669x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,311x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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