MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	93.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

21 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 08:02
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$225 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 85.4 1-Core 211 2-Core 412 123% 236 Pts	4-Core 831 8-Core 1625 145% 1,228 Pts	64-Core 2,463 152% 2,463 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Gigabyte(1458 2313) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.8.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 140 Parallax 200 108% 158 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 146 Splatting 89.8 94% 117 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$47 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 215 206 177 136 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 426 Mixed 324 SusWrite 199 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 43.4 158% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 248 212% 311 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 105%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 449GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,627 Write 9,658 Mixed 8,343 1,988% 8,876 MB/s	4K Read 1,110 4K Write 618 4K Mixed 932 3,204% 887 MB/s	DQ Read 2,379 DQ Write 1,886 DQ Mixed 1,488 1,289% 1,917 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMG16GX4M2D3600C18 CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 CMG16GX4M2D3600C18 CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 46.5 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 43 129% 45.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.3 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 38.1 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 122%

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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 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $225Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,753x
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 $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,667x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,309x
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: $1,395

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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