MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 240% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 269% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	218% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	309% 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.

CPU throttled at 95% 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

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '22 at 07:30
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 76.4 1-Core 205 2-Core 405 118% 229 Pts	4-Core 800 8-Core 1,432 134% 1,116 Pts	64-Core 2381 147% 2381 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Lighting 334 Reflection 294 Parallax 338 273% 322 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 241 Splatting 169 198% 254 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 643GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2180 2105 448 239 274 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 1,809 Write 2,240 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 928 387% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 99.6 343% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,886 DQ Write 1,447 DQ Mixed 1,600 1,215% 1,645 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 365%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 564GB free Firmware: 111150WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2075 1720 1708 1719 1720 1721 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 2,004 Write 2,267 Mixed 1,879 SusWrite 1,777 447% 1,982 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 83.5 313% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 2,076 DQ Write 1556 DQ Mixed 1,792 1,346% 1,808 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 365% Great: 349%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 38,830 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	90% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 28.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 29 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 124%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,909x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,787x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,910x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,103x
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,999x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,685x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,537x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,316x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	717x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	671x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16