MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	294% 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.

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, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '22 at 14:18
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$159 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 210 2-Core 412 126% 239 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 1,302 116% 983 Pts	64-Core 1,897 117% 1,897 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 525.14 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 142 Parallax 133 111% 137 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 132 Splatting 117 96% 117 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 694GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2187 1094 286 318 200 222 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 1,461 Write 1,888 Mixed 1617 SusWrite 718 321% 1421 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 249 4K Mixed 105 366% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1,924 DQ Write 1,605 DQ Mixed 1,635 1,260% 1,721 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 365%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 113 113 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 105 Write 108 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB 669 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	MC Read 56.4 MC Write 54.1 MC Mixed 49.3 152% 53.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 37 112% 39.1 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 145%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,890x
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,780x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $215Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,994x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,683x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,536x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,158x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	771x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16