MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% 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	345% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 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 01:21
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%
CPU Throttled	75%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 321 101% 188 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,314 113% 967 Pts	64-Core 2,407 149% 2,407 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 148 Parallax 157 125% 153 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 130 Splatting 114 110% 138 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2094 1733 1725 1226 627 596 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,012 Write 2,406 Mixed 1,903 SusWrite 1,334 432% 1,914 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 275 4K Mixed 88.5 344% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1,951 DQ Write 1,558 DQ Mixed 1,713 1,293% 1,741 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 349%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 378GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 491 490 489 490 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 482 Mixed 436 SusWrite 490 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 69.1 235% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 341 257% 343 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 321GB free Firmware: V8X01c86 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 386 383 385 385 384 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 405 Write 376 Mixed 335 SusWrite 384 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 35 134% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 193 145% 192 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 274GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 114 114 114 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 195 Write 130 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 113 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Apacer D12.2324CS.001 2x8GB 469 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 32.6 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 16.6 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%

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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 $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,847x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,746x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,893x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,084x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,977x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,665x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,520x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 90%, 101,975 samples	764x
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: $1,400

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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