MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	182% 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	32GB 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 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '22 at 08:03
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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-$277 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 80.9 1-Core 211 2-Core 421 122% 238 Pts	4-Core 818 8-Core 1,572 142% 1,195 Pts	64-Core 2,931 181% 2,931 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FEB) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 144 Parallax 143 118% 144 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 125 Splatting 113 109% 136 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP4001T 1TB 2,119 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1015 674 773 813 775 796 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 666 Write 2,286 Mixed 592 SusWrite 808 248% 1,088 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 41.4 165% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,563 DQ Write 989 DQ Mixed 919 781% 1157 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 312%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 152GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 400 327 301 298 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 479 Mixed 348 SusWrite 348 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 43.3 150% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 243 205% 300 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$87 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 158GB free Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1507 906 903 913 909 910 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,585 Write 1,322 Mixed 1,477 SusWrite 1,008 355% 1,598 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 101 348% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,457 DQ Write 1,232 DQ Mixed 522 616% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 372%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 705GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3438 3412 3431 2251 1565 1548 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	474% Outstanding	Read 3,016 Write 3,078 Mixed 3,158 SusWrite 2,607 669% 2,965 MB/s	4K Read 86.1 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 123 407% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,686 DQ Write 1,335 DQ Mixed 1,483 1,117% 1,501 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 474% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 1,876 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 37.5 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 33.1 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%

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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 19,652 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 $170Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,914x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,794x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $189Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,910x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,104x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,000x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,686x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,538x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,317x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	775x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	718x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	672x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $921

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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