MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.8% 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	304% 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, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '22 at 22:19
Run Duration	341 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (51^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-$280 28,696 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 73.4 1-Core 179 2-Core 360 109% 204 Pts	4-Core 685 8-Core 1106 114% 895 Pts	64-Core 1,832 123% 1,832 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$1,200 89,095 User benchmarks, average bench 233% EVGA(3842 3967) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.40 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	95.8% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 119 Parallax 118 96% 118 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 118 Splatting 119 96% 119 fps
Poor: 197% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 255%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 2TB 5,111 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1778 1063 1058 1068 1066 1063 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 1,434 Write 2,500 Mixed 1,680 SusWrite 1,182 385% 1,699 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 247 4K Mixed 94.8 321% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,887 DQ Write 1449 DQ Mixed 1,659 1,243% 1,665 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 313%
Pcie SSD 2TB 5,111 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 1.5TB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2133 1105 1099 1105 1106 1106 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,007 Write 1,116 Mixed 845 SusWrite 1,276 240% 1,061 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 30.8 184% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 47.8 DQ Write 1,089 DQ Mixed 63.7 201% 400 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 313%
Pcie SSD 2TB 5,111 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2477 1266 1097 1102 1102 1102 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,021 Write 1,130 Mixed 925 SusWrite 1,358 251% 1,109 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 29.7 169% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 48.5 DQ Write 1,089 DQ Mixed 62.3 200% 400 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 313%
Pcie SSD 2TB 5,111 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 2TB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2429 1110 1110 1113 1109 1106 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,174 Write 1,119 Mixed 831 SusWrite 1,330 251% 1,113 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 31.6 221% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 46.5 DQ Write 1,089 DQ Mixed 64.4 201% 400 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 313%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$630 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 476 475 474 472 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 470 Mixed 433 SusWrite 475 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 59.8 204% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 335 252% 338 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$630 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 476 475 474 472 473 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 420 Mixed 393 SusWrite 475 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 50.4 174% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 323 245% 329 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 26,382 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 25.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 93.7 43% 93.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	120	72.3"	1280 720	GSMC0C8 LG TV SSCR2

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Gaming 181%

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Desktop 111%

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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