MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	347% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 04:17
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 202 2-Core 398 121% 230 Pts	4-Core 748 8-Core 1,301 124% 1,025 Pts	64-Core 1,825 113% 1,825 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 883E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.8% Excellent	Lighting 81.5 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 160 66% 104 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 133 Splatting 112 112% 141 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1146 1404 778 485 370 441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 2,116 Mixed 1,710 SusWrite 771 398% 1,783 MB/s	4K Read 71.7 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 115 384% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,872 DQ Write 1,691 DQ Mixed 1,783 1,337% 1,782 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 246GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 460 461 456 446 351 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 460 Mixed 418 SusWrite 439 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 53.9 194% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 308GB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 225 211 204 190 205 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 299 Mixed 266 SusWrite 210 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 41.4 162% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 256 215% 312 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 38.1 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 31 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

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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	4,754x
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	1,310x
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 $295	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 $40	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