MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	21.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	530% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 92% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '22 at 20:32
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$263 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 218 2-Core 430 126% 244 Pts	4-Core 844 8-Core 1,642 147% 1,243 Pts	64-Core 2,926 181% 2,926 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4200-$820 7,330 User benchmarks, average bench 21% HP(103C 1096) ≥ 4GB CLim: 888 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.84 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Lighting 23.9 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 35.9 20% 29.8 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 27.8 26% 32.3 fps
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata LEGEND 840 1TB 696 User benchmarks, average bench 370% 853GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.2.3.P SusWrite @10s intervals: 4433 4484 4510 4486 4492 4526 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	530% Outstanding	Read 2,765 Write 4,563 Mixed 2,917 SusWrite 4,489 837% 3,684 MB/s	4K Read 82.8 4K Write 296 4K Mixed 74.3 377% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 75.6 DQ Write 1,456 DQ Mixed 167 308% 566 MB/s
Poor: 191% ↑ This bench: 530% Great: 518%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 105GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 100 102 110 109 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 278 Write 150 Mixed 181 SusWrite 107 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 42.3 160% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 84 76% 114 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 207 209 211 212 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 173 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 206 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GB 43,162 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 36.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.2 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 34.3 100% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

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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 - $181

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,871x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,768x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,904x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,092x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,986x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,676x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,525x
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	1,156x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	714x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	666x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,374

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16