MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	486% 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.

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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '22 at 10:43
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$240 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 205 2-Core 410 124% 236 Pts	4-Core 802 8-Core 1,469 136% 1,136 Pts	64-Core 2,344 145% 2,344 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (163 fps cap detected)	127% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 164 Parallax 162 134% 163 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 162 Splatting 163 133% 162 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 287GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3726 1466 1221 1241 1020 968 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	486% Outstanding	Read 4,016 Write 4,113 Mixed 2,953 SusWrite 1,607 711% 3,172 MB/s	4K Read 79.8 4K Write 319 4K Mixed 118 441% 172 MB/s	DQ Read 2,315 DQ Write 1,845 DQ Mixed 2,034 1,534% 2,064 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 486% Great: 573%
Kingston SA400M8480G 480GB 3,316 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 446GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 430 421 427 423 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 418 Mixed 352 SusWrite 425 90% 397 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 31.2 120% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 167 154% 233 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 28GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 21.4 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 19.3 31% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.5 141% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLM8G44C19U4BL.M8FE1 2x8GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	MC Read 60.1 MC Write 58.5 MC Mixed 51.8 162% 56.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 36.4 108% 38 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 146%

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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 19,584 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	5,888x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,778x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $218Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,993x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,683x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,535x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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	771x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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