MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	357% 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	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	May 13 '22 at 15:16
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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-$163 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 86.5 1-Core 209 2-Core 422 124% 239 Pts	4-Core 796 8-Core 1,363 131% 1,079 Pts	64-Core 1,899 118% 1,899 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 118% 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: 3580 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 170 Parallax 126 103% 141 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 114 Splatting 103 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% 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% 600GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 903 1917 2063 2213 2230 2146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 1,697 Write 2,222 Mixed 1,901 SusWrite 1912 438% 1,933 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 89.6 313% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,936 DQ Write 1,479 DQ Mixed 1,616 1,233% 1,677 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 365%
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 345GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 437 434 437 431 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 472 Mixed 392 SusWrite 440 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 53.7 194% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 262 218% 317 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 179 179 183 183 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 180 Mixed 94.6 SusWrite 176 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 38.5 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 34.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% 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 $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,867x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,763x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,901x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,674x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,523x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,313x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	667x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16