MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	380% 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 94% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '22 at 21:39
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 82.5 1-Core 206 2-Core 414 121% 234 Pts	4-Core 832 8-Core 1,427 137% 1,129 Pts	64-Core 1988 123% 1988 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.9% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 110 Parallax 113 94% 113 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 102 Splatting 95.3 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 2003 2071 2184 1694 1420 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 2,344 Write 2,024 Mixed 1,690 SusWrite 1,714 436% 1,943 MB/s	4K Read 68.3 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 105 366% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,925 DQ Write 1,149 DQ Mixed 1,732 1,238% 1,602 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 435%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 707GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 449 449 471 467 464 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 395 Mixed 419 SusWrite 424 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 49.1 186% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 339 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 225GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 329 338 344 338 342 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 456 Write 253 Mixed 265 SusWrite 336 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 24.5 93% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 98.7 DQ Mixed 144 120% 178 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB-$85 17,829 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 48 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 41.3 127% 44.5 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 31.9 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%

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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 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,754x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,310x
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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,404

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 $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 $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