MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 223% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	168% 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	487% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben, 5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '22 at 09:33
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$298 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 212 2-Core 332 114% 210 Pts	4-Core 699 8-Core 1,469 127% 1,084 Pts	64-Core 2,975 184% 2,975 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	168% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 226 Parallax 242 204% 240 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 167 Splatting 137 146% 186 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 170%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 853GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2953 3201 3206 2658 1617 1608 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	487% Outstanding	Read 2,931 Write 3091 Mixed 3,128 SusWrite 2,540 660% 2,922 MB/s	4K Read 89 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 130 434% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 2,017 DQ Write 1,566 DQ Mixed 1,796 1,342% 1,793 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 487% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-5066C20-8GTZR 2x8GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 5067 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	MC Read 65.8 MC Write 63.2 MC Mixed 56.9 177% 62 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 25.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 152%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,600 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,895x
Core i7-12700KIntel $235Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,783x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,102x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,995x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,684x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,537x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,158x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	716x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,397

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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