MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 198% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% 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	351% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 95% 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, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '22 at 22:53
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$232 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 207 2-Core 415 122% 235 Pts	4-Core 813 8-Core 1,586 142% 1,200 Pts	64-Core 2,328 144% 2,328 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 208 Parallax 198 183% 210 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 150 Splatting 132 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2299 817 810 818 820 818 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,407 Write 2,071 Mixed 1,700 SusWrite 1,064 405% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 71.5 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 112 378% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1856 DQ Write 1,386 DQ Mixed 1,530 1,169% 1,591 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 355%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GB 1,877 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 149GB free Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 286 289 290 279 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 462 Mixed 442 SusWrite 313 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 52.4 189% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 342 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 155GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 65 35 50 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 20.4 Write 55.6 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 34 24% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 55% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GB 11,497 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 37.2 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 31.3 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

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

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Gaming 200%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 204%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,842x
Core i7-12700KIntel $239Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,744x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $232Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,892x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,083x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,976x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,665x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,519x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,308x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples	763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	711x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,402

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16