MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	72.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	524% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '22 at 22:34
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^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-$163 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 191 2-Core 383 117% 222 Pts	4-Core 766 8-Core 1,315 126% 1,041 Pts	64-Core 1,659 103% 1,659 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1067) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	72.2% Very good	Lighting 96 Reflection 92.1 Parallax 79.5 78% 89.2 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 80.9 Splatting 73.1 60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 73%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 556GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4673 3411 1563 1371 1198 1260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	524% Outstanding	Read 3,996 Write 4,709 Mixed 3,371 SusWrite 2,246 806% 3,580 MB/s	4K Read 89.3 4K Write 354 4K Mixed 123 480% 189 MB/s	DQ Read 2,229 DQ Write 1,411 DQ Mixed 1,918 1,404% 1,853 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 524% Great: 573%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 46.5 MC Write 46 MC Mixed 43.3 129% 45.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.3 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 35.6 107% 37.5 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%

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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%

UFO

Workstation 229%

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

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,972x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,909x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,478x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,410x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,191x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,133x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	912x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	800x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	410x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	375x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	301x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,417

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16