MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	304% 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 75% 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

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '22 at 00:46
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	75%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$242 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 75.9 1-Core 203 2-Core 414 118% 231 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,206 111% 926 Pts	64-Core 1,537 95% 1,537 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8708) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 150 Parallax 158 127% 154 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 130 Splatting 117 111% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1502 551 565 578 563 559 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 1,988 Write 2425 Mixed 1,825 SusWrite 720 391% 1,739 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 268 4K Mixed 90 343% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,910 DQ Write 1,494 DQ Mixed 1,679 1,262% 1,694 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 349%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 378GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 489 489 489 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 483 Mixed 439 SusWrite 489 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 67.7 230% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 339 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 321GB free Firmware: V8X01c86 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 386 386 387 387 382 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 402 Write 376 Mixed 334 SusWrite 385 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 34.2 131% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 193 146% 193 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 274GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 114 114 114 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 196 Write 145 Mixed 75 SusWrite 113 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M1A2666C16 Apacer D12.2324CS.001 Apacer D12.2324CS.001 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 28.4 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.4 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 81%

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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 $178Bench 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 $98Bench 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: $1,395

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 $178	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