MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	307% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '22 at 17:31
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 75.7 1-Core 196 2-Core 413 117% 229 Pts	4-Core 797 8-Core 1,335 130% 1,066 Pts	64-Core 1,824 113% 1,824 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FFE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 169 Parallax 126 101% 139 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 114 Splatting 102 104% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 759GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 1897 2069 1185 342 374 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 1,741 Write 2,178 Mixed 1,845 SusWrite 1,124 389% 1,722 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 87.8 309% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,875 DQ Write 1,439 DQ Mixed 1,599 1,212% 1,638 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 365%
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 374GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 428 433 427 432 430 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 472 Mixed 403 SusWrite 436 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 53.5 193% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 259 217% 315 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 178 180 183 184 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 172 Mixed 105 SusWrite 176 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 26.6 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 88.8 45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 119%

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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 $250Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,755x
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 $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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,403

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