MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	368% 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.

Run History

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, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '22 at 03:14
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12400-$161 17,352 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 178 2-Core 331 106% 198 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 974 96% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,236 76% 1,236 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 884F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 206 Parallax 137 127% 166 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 140 Splatting 124 120% 150 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 812GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1714 1999 2074 2111 2083 1917 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 1,748 Write 2,164 Mixed 1,846 SusWrite 1,983 438% 1,935 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 97.5 342% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1806 DQ Write 1,418 DQ Mixed 1,576 1,189% 1,600 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 175 190 195 192 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 154 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 187 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 57% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 36.1 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 28.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

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

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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,520 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,871x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,767x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,903x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,091x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,986x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,676x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,525x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,313x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,156x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	714x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	666x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,402

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $539	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16