MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.1% 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	474% 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 94% 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, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '22 at 01:09
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$175 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 198 2-Core 396 121% 229 Pts	4-Core 778 8-Core 1,391 130% 1,084 Pts	64-Core 1,935 120% 1,935 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.1% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 117 Parallax 111 94% 114 fps	MRender 156 Gravity 102 Splatting 108 98% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 869GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2707 3209 3285 2316 1464 1497 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	474% Outstanding	Read 2,883 Write 3,464 Mixed 3,150 SusWrite 2413 673% 2,978 MB/s	4K Read 86.8 4K Write 246 4K Mixed 128 426% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 2,002 DQ Write 1,533 DQ Mixed 1,749 1,313% 1,761 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 474% Great: 488%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 908GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2498 2506 2504 2506 1960 847 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	435% Outstanding	Read 2,525 Write 2,477 Mixed 2,338 SusWrite 2137 534% 2,369 MB/s	4K Read 75.3 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 112 375% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 2163 DQ Write 1,746 DQ Mixed 1932 1,452% 1,947 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 435% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 45.2 MC Write 45.9 MC Mixed 41.4 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 29.3 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 37.9 110% 38.6 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

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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 - $200

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,873x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,771x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $222Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,906x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,095x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,987x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,677x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,526x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,157x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	666x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16