MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	76.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	290% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 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.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	56.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '22 at 22:29
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900F-$495 1,540 User benchmarks, average bench 113% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 70.4 1-Core 210 2-Core 416 118% 232 Pts	4-Core 810 8-Core 1,503 138% 1,157 Pts	64-Core 2,817 174% 2,817 Pts
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 119%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% MSI(1462 C978) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Lighting 105 Reflection 86.3 Parallax 92.1 85% 94.3 fps	MRender 85.6 Gravity 73.5 Splatting 66.4 61% 75.2 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$75 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2079 621 257 295 314 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 1733 Write 1,980 Mixed 1,671 SusWrite 646 339% 1,508 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 102 352% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,592 DQ Write 1,671 DQ Mixed 1,215 1,028% 1,492 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 295%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 120 145 137 127 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 18.3 Write 211 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 133 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 138%
Amd-raid WDC WD60EDAZ-11B 6TB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 896GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 12 18 22 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	5.56% Terrible	Read 2.5 Write 15.2 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 16.7 8% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 5.56% Great: 108%
SAMSUNG HD103SJ 1TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 235GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 4.7 5.1 5.2 5.2 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	1.79% Terrible	Read 4.7 Write 4.8 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 5.1 7% 4.78 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 1.79% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C18D4/32GX 2x31.5GB 1,924 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 33.2 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 28.6 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 131%

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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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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 $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,973x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,909x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,478x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,410x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,191x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,133x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	912x
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 $60Bench 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: $1,407

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $31	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