MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics96.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D25
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 03 '22 at 07:21
Run Duration277 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
CPU Throttled 91%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12600K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 77.9
1-Core 193
2-Core 382
113% 218 Pts
4-Core 654
8-Core 1,220
112% 936 Pts
64-Core 1,804
112% 1,804 Pts
Poor: 100%
This bench: 100%
Great: 117%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 880B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 111
Parallax 118
100% 117 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 106
Splatting 97.7
91% 114 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$89
724GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 502 501 504 501 502 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 82% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
117GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 481 483 481 482 483 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 478
Mixed 363
SusWrite 482
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 43
155% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 320
247% 338 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 113%
Great: 119%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
545GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 194 196 195 191 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Read 129
Write 106
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 193
82% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.9
350% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GVK 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 26.1
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 84.5
47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 11,143 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 208%
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Desktop
Desktop 114%
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Workstation
Workstation 229%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $1,438
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