MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	344% 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.

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, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '22 at 20:41
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$242 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 78.6 1-Core 182 2-Core 414 114% 225 Pts	4-Core 725 8-Core 1,307 122% 1,016 Pts	64-Core 2,518 156% 2,518 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$274 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Gigabyte(1458 40A9) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.9% Very good	Lighting 99.7 Reflection 84.3 Parallax 91.8 81% 91.9 fps	MRender 84.4 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 65.4 60% 74.1 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 79%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M390 1TB 3,138 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 462GB free (System drive) Firmware: EHFM32.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2552 2600 2604 1974 166 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 1,657 Write 2,630 Mixed 1,524 SusWrite 1,684 424% 1,874 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 287 4K Mixed 84.9 353% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,598 DQ Write 1,455 DQ Mixed 1441 1,104% 1,498 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 362%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Chun Well Holding Limited CL18-22-22 D4-3600 2x16GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 28.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 26 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 118%

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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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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,441 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 199%

UFO

Desktop 111%

UFO

Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,755x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,669x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,311x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,403

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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