MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 113%, 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	326% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220831
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '22 at 08:38
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$153 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 199 2-Core 370 114% 217 Pts	4-Core 776 8-Core 1,212 123% 994 Pts	64-Core 1,776 110% 1,776 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% XFX(1EAE 6501) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.9.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 104 Reflection 134 Parallax 217 84% 151 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 116 Splatting 182 138% 168 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 512GB SSD 512GB 10,530 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 401GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1.2.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1999 2134 2130 2263 2205 2233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 1,917 Write 2,210 Mixed 1,744 SusWrite 2,160 454% 2,008 MB/s	4K Read 73.9 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 73.7 302% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 979 DQ Mixed 116 227% 429 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 313%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 931GB free Firmware: SD25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 25.2 Mixed 73 SusWrite 117 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 66%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 813GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 185 182 180 180 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 183 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 180 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 247GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 51.8 Write 37.4 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 40.2 52% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 61% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-8GTZRB 2x8GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 32.5 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 29.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 136%

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,972x
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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	800x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 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: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,417

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16