MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	277% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '22 at 14:02
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$155 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 183 2-Core 341 109% 204 Pts	4-Core 746 8-Core 1,378 127% 1,062 Pts	64-Core 2,056 127% 2,056 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 C75C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 121 Parallax 139 107% 130 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 131 Splatting 111 103% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3352) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Lighting 43.1 Reflection 42.2 Parallax 40 35% 41.8 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 28.1 29% 36.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1314 989 992 980 993 791 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,996 Write 2191 Mixed 1,748 SusWrite 1,010 390% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 78.7 269% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,617 DQ Write 742 DQ Mixed 401 504% 920 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 297%
SABRENT 1TB 280GB free Firmware: RKT343.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2511 2602 1966 1123 1151 1073 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 509GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 159 159 160 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 187 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 158 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 113%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 626GB free Firmware: AX0A4M SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 106 105 106 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 94.6 Write 97.5 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 105 60% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 62%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 43 30 14 14 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 151 Write 40.8 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 25.9 75% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.8 153% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 35.2 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 33.8 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,968x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,901x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,475x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,408x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,187x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,130x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	910x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	796x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	408x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	374x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	300x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,443

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