MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	477% 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.

Run History

24 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 17 months ago, 15 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '22 at 11:46
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$242 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 214 2-Core 316 116% 208 Pts	4-Core 857 8-Core 1,702 151% 1,279 Pts	64-Core 2,517 156% 2,517 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2173) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 177 Parallax 133 106% 147 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 128 Splatting 108 110% 139 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 747GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3533 2185 1932 1874 1894 1887 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	477% Outstanding	Read 2,996 Write 3,519 Mixed 3,187 SusWrite 2,218 673% 2,980 MB/s	4K Read 88.7 4K Write 264 4K Mixed 133 444% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 2092 DQ Write 1,661 DQ Mixed 1,850 1,391% 1,867 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 477% Great: 488%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 911GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 469 471 470 470 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 472 Mixed 411 SusWrite 470 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 58.9 201% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 288 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GVK 2x16GB 361 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3362 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 41.5 122% 42.9 GB/s	SC Read 29.9 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 37.2 110% 38.5 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 146%

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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 $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,755x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,669x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,311x
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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,118

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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