MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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.
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 91% 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 WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '22 at 08:54
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$296 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 80.7 1-Core 207 2-Core 412 120% 233 Pts	4-Core 811 8-Core 1,590 142% 1,200 Pts	64-Core 2,891 179% 2,891 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1426) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 145 Parallax 135 115% 140 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 142 Splatting 121 104% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,512 Write 2,077 Mixed 1,317 436% 1,969 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 77.7 294% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,957 DQ Write 1,537 DQ Mixed 1,347 1,117% 1,614 MB/s
Poor: 274% Great: 488%
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310 3,724 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 45GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 400 70 43 46 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 480 Mixed 370 SusWrite 181 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.6 209% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 246 210% 310 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 70GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 241 207 212 208 248 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 447 Write 267 Mixed 222 SusWrite 228 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 28.8 111% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 70.6 DQ Mixed 114 101% 158 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 86%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 256GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 128 Write 119 Mixed 110 SusWrite 108 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 180% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 85%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 110GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 37 39 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 144 Write 41.6 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 37.7 66% 62 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.3 116% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Mushkin MLA4C400JNNM16G 2x16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 47.2 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 44.3 132% 46.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 32.6 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 131%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $220Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,004x
Core i5-12600KIntel $174Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,932x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $216Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,500x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,425x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,203x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $459Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,144x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	917x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	806x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	551x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	415x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	382x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	306x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,205

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16