MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	485% 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 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.

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	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '22 at 21:32
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 198 2-Core 387 120% 226 Pts	4-Core 755 8-Core 1,297 124% 1,026 Pts	64-Core 1,823 113% 1,823 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 117% 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: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 121 Parallax 131 110% 129 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 118 Splatting 111 106% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% 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% 831GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3170 3417 3457 2200 1629 1636 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	485% Outstanding	Read 2,977 Write 3478 Mixed 3,172 SusWrite 2,585 690% 3,053 MB/s	4K Read 88.3 4K Write 249 4K Mixed 130 432% 156 MB/s	DQ Read 1,874 DQ Write 1,431 DQ Mixed 1,645 1,232% 1650 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 485% Great: 488%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 468GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2498 2504 2504 2505 1888 696 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	426% Outstanding	Read 2,528 Write 2470 Mixed 2368 SusWrite 2,099 533% 2,366 MB/s	4K Read 75.4 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 109 372% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 2,049 DQ Write 1,620 DQ Mixed 1,817 1,364% 1,829 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 426% 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 45.8 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 42.1 126% 44.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.4 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 38.5 111% 39 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

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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 - $190

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,879x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,774x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,907x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,099x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,988x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,678x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,528x
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	668x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,370

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16