MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	137% 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	111% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '22 at 10:17
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	21%

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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 i5-12400F-$128 48,886 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 281 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 976 102% 816 Pts	64-Core 1,245 77% 1,245 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 153C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4048 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 183 Parallax 175 157% 184 fps	MRender 214 Gravity 142 Splatting 124 127% 160 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 411 400 234 155 147 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 484 Mixed 443 SusWrite 296 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 55.9 183% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 339GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 94 92 94 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 87.1 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 93.5 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 62%
Seagate ST9500325ASG 500GB 1,245 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 146GB free Firmware: 0009APM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 66 65 63 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 62.1 Write 61.3 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 64.7 41% 55.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 44%
Toshiba MK3275GSX 320GB 4,670 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 85GB free Firmware: GT001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 8.5 9.3 10 9.8 8.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-2400C15-8GNT 2x8GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 35.9 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 30.1 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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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 - $190

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $160Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,882x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,777x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,907x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,990x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,679x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,530x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,157x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	770x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	668x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16