MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 175%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics163% 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 Drive254% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D25
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A DDR4  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 04 '22 at 14:02
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 75.3
1-Core 208
2-Core 408
118% 230 Pts
4-Core 767
8-Core 1,164
120% 966 Pts
64-Core 1820
113% 1820 Pts
Poor: 100%
This bench: 109%
Great: 117%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
163% Outstanding
Lighting 242
Reflection 215
Parallax 212
197% 223 fps
MRender 256
Gravity 163
Splatting 132
144% 184 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 163%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS960G2G0C-00AJM0 960GB
838GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231800WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1101 416 367 342 341 338 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 1,519
Write 1,776
Mixed 1394
SusWrite 484
291% 1,294 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 269
4K Mixed 85.7
326% 135 MB/s
DQ Read 1,338
DQ Write 1,509
DQ Mixed 1,401
1,061% 1,416 MB/s
Poor: 132%
This bench: 254%
Great: 245%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB
114GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 30 31 38 36 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Read 152
Write 66.8
Mixed 68.7
SusWrite 37.4
95% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.4
127% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GVK 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.4% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 26.4
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 25.2
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 89.7
45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,441 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 199%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 203%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,116
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