MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	154% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '22 at 04:39
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12400F-$133 48,886 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 170 2-Core 330 104% 194 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 984 98% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,216 75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 150 152 152 224 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,780 Write 320 Mixed 247 SusWrite 163 134% 627 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 27.7 162% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 904 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 152 220% 429 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 248%
Adata Premier Pro SP920 512GB-$95 303 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 94GB free Firmware: 1.08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 101 123 119 111 114 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 462 Write 420 Mixed 271 SusWrite 149 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 35.1 128% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 77.1 124% 239 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 183GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 176 Write 169 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 4.6 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 208GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 109 109 111 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 116 Write 108 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 108 67% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 129GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 108 109 110 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 106 Write 114 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 108 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 63%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 223GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 108 104 109 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 31 SusWrite 110 67% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP37D4U1S8ME-8XR 2x8GB 6,088 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 35.9 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 29.4 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,976x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,912x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,480x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,411x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,192x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,135x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	913x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	800x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	410x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	375x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	301x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,439

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