MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 131% 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	73.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	25.2 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	Jul 30 '22 at 00:32
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

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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 i7-12700K-$240 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 78 1-Core 206 2-Core 395 118% 226 Pts	4-Core 742 8-Core 1,367 126% 1,054 Pts	64-Core 2,324 144% 2,324 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 151 Parallax 138 113% 142 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 143 Splatting 124 105% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 121 61 2.8 4.4 2.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 476 Write 406 Mixed 401 SusWrite 95 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 27.8 122% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 50.4 99% 196 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 92%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 107 107 105 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 119 Write 108 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 106 23% 102 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 1 14% 5.53 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 12 DQ Mixed 1.6 3% 4.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 39%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 255GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 473 462 479 479 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 472 Mixed 447 SusWrite 474 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 50.8 169% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 334 251% 337 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 845GB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 81 81 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 74.5 Write 68 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 80.4 96% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 63%
WD easystore 2647 4TB 610 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3.5TB free, PID 2647 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 116 114 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 121 Write 107 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 115 139% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.7 245% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 25.4 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 18.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 125%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,975x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,911x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,479x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,411x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,192x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,134x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	913x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	800x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	410x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	375x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	301x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,438

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