MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 216% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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	167% 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	609% 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

22 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '22 at 23:43
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700F-$250 19,845 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 206 2-Core 384 120% 227 Pts	4-Core 790 8-Core 1,525 137% 1,158 Pts	64-Core 2,289 142% 2,289 Pts
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 116%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8813) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 226 Parallax 222 203% 232 fps	MRender 263 Gravity 165 Splatting 134 147% 187 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 828GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4432 4152 4006 3965 3947 3930 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	609% Outstanding	Read 3,553 Write 4,090 Mixed 2,871 SusWrite 4072 824% 3,646 MB/s	4K Read 83.8 4K Write 292 4K Mixed 113 426% 163 MB/s	DQ Read 2,211 DQ Write 1,767 DQ Mixed 1953 1,472% 1977 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 609% Great: 623%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 923GB free Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2319 2273 2267 2262 2260 2256 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	439% Outstanding	Read 2,301 Write 2,288 Mixed 2,002 SusWrite 2,273 500% 2,216 MB/s	4K Read 69.8 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 99.4 353% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 2,411 DQ Write 2,057 DQ Mixed 2,216 1,665% 2,228 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 439% Great: 623%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 473GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 90 50 26 76 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 364 Write 315 Mixed 176 SusWrite 69.9 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 11.4 40% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 13.9 DQ Write 13.5 DQ Mixed 12.6 10% 13.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 127%
WDC WDS2 40G2G0A-00JH30 240GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 222GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 19 11 6.3 38 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 350 Write 311 Mixed 245 SusWrite 77.1 312% 246 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 14.4 1,084% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14 DQ Write 18.4 DQ Mixed 15.2 1,195% 15.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 4x8GB 25,190 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 37.9 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 29.1 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 35.4 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

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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	4,769x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,906x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,093x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,987x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,677x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,525x
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	714x
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