MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	14.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	86% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 91% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '22 at 21:42
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$175 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 74.2 1-Core 197 2-Core 410 116% 227 Pts	4-Core 790 8-Core 1,249 126% 1,019 Pts	64-Core 1,870 116% 1,870 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 367 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.100.9837 Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	5.55% Terrible	Lighting 9.8 Reflection 13.9 Parallax 12.1 8% 11.9 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 1 1% 1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.55% Great: 9%
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1500 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.2.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	14.5% Very poor	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 44 Parallax 66.6 0% 37 fps	MRender 52.4 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 40.7 42% 52.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Centon SSD 240GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1205A SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 152 82 71 61 57 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 501 Write 434 Mixed 402 SusWrite 134 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 39.8 147% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 240 193% 269 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 174GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 100 103 90 101 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 89 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 99.8 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 13GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 81 85 101 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 91.3 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 86 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 79GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 126 129 111 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 108 Mixed 64 SusWrite 124 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FD 2x8GB 12,876 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 30.7 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.3 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 92 44% 92 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 107%

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

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $200

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,873x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,770x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $224Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,906x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,095x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,987x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,677x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,526x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 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	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	666x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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