MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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	74.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

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

2 days ago, 2 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '22 at 22:14
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$280 28,696 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 200 2-Core 397 124% 229 Pts	4-Core 759 8-Core 1,356 132% 1,057 Pts	64-Core 2,022 136% 2,022 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$420 290,281 User benchmarks, average bench 99% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.6% Very good	Lighting 94 Reflection 93.9 Parallax 96.1 76% 94.7 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 80.3 Splatting 81.6 73% 103 fps
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$93 212,485 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 450 448 412 418 444 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 462 Mixed 399 SusWrite 439 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 52.3 177% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 280 228% 325 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 85,213 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 75GB free Firmware: UF2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 131 142 134 140 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 451 Write 370 Mixed 311 SusWrite 147 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 8.8 70% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 51.5 DQ Mixed 18.6 31% 61.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$44 655,405 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 168GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 153 125 123 144 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 74 Write 120 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 144 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 72% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 260D 2TB 1,051 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 231GB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 78 79 77 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 78.5 Write 68.3 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 76.7 93% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 154% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB 14,868 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 37.2 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 30.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 181%

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Desktop 111%

UFO

Workstation 189%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $220

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $280Bench 109%, 28,696 samples	2,671x
Core i7-12700KIntel $380Bench 112%, 36,740 samples	2,213x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $378Bench 111%, 14,199 samples	818x

GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 168%, 101,651 samples	751x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $1,200Bench 233%, 89,095 samples	553x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 206%, 309,313 samples	532x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $134Bench 406%, 134,398 samples	640x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $111Bench 329%, 415,350 samples	587x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 279%, 78,601 samples	468x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 97%, 26,382 samples	267x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 26,664 samples	251x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 89%, 30,979 samples	243x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,234

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16