MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	282% 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.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '22 at 01:56
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12500-$194 3,715 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 76.1 1-Core 188 2-Core 360 109% 208 Pts	4-Core 669 8-Core 1,044 106% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,263 78% 1,263 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$274 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Zotac(19DA C630) CLim: 2430 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 119 Reflection 3.8 146% 61.6 fps
Poor: 69% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD60EDAZ-11U78B0 6TB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 160 163 160 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 186 Write 170 Mixed 111 SusWrite 161 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 1.1 71% 18.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1.4 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 1.6 2% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 40%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 749GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1453 1183 1187 1202 1202 1190 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 1991 Write 1,788 Mixed 724 SusWrite 1236 320% 1,435 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 66.5 240% 93 MB/s	DQ Read 1,401 DQ Write 978 DQ Mixed 951 775% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 302%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 299GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 467 467 467 466 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 462 Mixed 410 SusWrite 466 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 49 161% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 286 231% 327 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
WD WD80EDAZ-11TA3A0 8TB 623 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 20GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 96 95 96 91 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 87.9 Write 91.9 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 92.9 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 1.6 362% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 22,760 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	78.5% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 26.5 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 25.9 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 88.1 45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 81%

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

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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 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,753x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,667x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,309x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,395

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16