MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	545% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 95% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '22 at 03:57
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$239 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 221 2-Core 442 128% 249 Pts	4-Core 879 8-Core 1,586 148% 1,232 Pts	64-Core 2,594 161% 2,594 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$310 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% Device(1ED3 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.4.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 147 Parallax 240 100% 170 fps	MRender 236 Gravity 128 Splatting 162 142% 176 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3227 3486 3490 3472 3479 3457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	545% Outstanding	Read 3,768 Write 2,742 Mixed 1,963 SusWrite 3,435 667% 2,977 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 103 334% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,988 DQ Write 1,612 DQ Mixed 994 964% 1,532 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 545% Great: 541%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 255% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 1079 1089 1081 1087 1098 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 640 Write 1,151 Mixed 837 SusWrite 1090 212% 929 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 46.4 178% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 529 DQ Write 757 DQ Mixed 498 417% 595 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 462%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 2x16GB 455 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 35.9 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 32.7 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%

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

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Gaming 200%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 204%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,842x
Core i7-12700KIntel $239Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,744x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $232Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,892x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,083x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,976x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,665x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,519x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,308x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples	763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	711x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,402

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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