MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 162%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 176%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics151% 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 Drive322% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D25
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211213
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 19 '22 at 22:29
Run Duration200 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-12700K-$215
U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 77.9
1-Core 121
2-Core 369
95% 189 Pts
4-Core 725
8-Core 1,355
124% 1,040 Pts
64-Core 2,004
124% 2,004 Pts
Poor: 102%
This bench: 107%
Great: 123%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
EVGA(3842 3785) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 222
Reflection 263
Parallax 196
181% 227 fps
MRender 233
Gravity 146
Splatting 120
131% 166 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 151%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
849GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1487 557 566 577 589 572 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
322% Outstanding
Read 2,043
Write 2,370
Mixed 1,988
SusWrite 725
400% 1,781 MB/s
4K Read 68.2
4K Write 273
4K Mixed 98.2
374% 147 MB/s
DQ Read 1813
DQ Write 1,890
DQ Mixed 1,528
1,238% 1,744 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 322%
Great: 300%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
459GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 917 429 429 430 429 430 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 1,549
Write 1,734
Mixed 1,353
SusWrite 511
289% 1,287 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 260
4K Mixed 86
328% 133 MB/s
DQ Read 1260
DQ Write 1,745
DQ Mixed 1,009
900% 1,338 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 260%
Great: 237%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 42.4
MC Write 43
MC Mixed 40.4
120% 41.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 30.3
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 113%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 11,213 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 208%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 229%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $1,417
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