MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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	53.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	392% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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	57 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '22 at 16:24
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$171 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 202 2-Core 400 122% 231 Pts	4-Core 764 8-Core 1326 126% 1045 Pts	64-Core 1,827 113% 1,827 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22FC) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.3.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.3% Above average	Lighting 67.6 Reflection 62.9 Parallax 90.6 55% 73.7 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 46.6 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3162 2991 2786 647 641 672 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 1,806 Write 2,952 Mixed 2576 SusWrite 1,816 519% 2,287 MB/s	4K Read 84.3 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 128 424% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 1,978 DQ Write 1,460 DQ Mixed 1,686 1,269% 1,708 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 442%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$77 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 693GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 885 889 873 887 884 697 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 73% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR64GX4M4C3333C16 4x16GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 36.7 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 38.2 108% 37.9 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 137%

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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	5,893x
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,782x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,995x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,684x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,536x
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	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $69Bench 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 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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