MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	5.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	237% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	16.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '22 at 21:22
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (33^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-$144 17,352 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 74.9 1-Core 177 2-Core 342 104% 198 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 957 92% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,183 73% 1,183 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 730 14,644 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.3413 Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	5.4% Terrible	Lighting 7.3 Reflection 13.8 Parallax 8.2 6% 9.77 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 4.9 Splatting 1 4% 6.03 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.4% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 695GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1344 510 449 282 559 540 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,969 Write 2,028 Mixed 1779 SusWrite 614 358% 1,597 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 73.2 264% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 985 DQ Write 786 DQ Mixed 910 674% 894 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 300%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 368% 1.5TB free Firmware: 234140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2288 2223 2225 2120 2167 2174 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,294 Write 2,355 Mixed 1,990 SusWrite 2,200 498% 2,210 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 62.4 209% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,223 DQ Write 998 DQ Mixed 1,140 846% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 469%
WD WD8001FZBX-00ASY 8TB 620 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 146 141 150 148 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 212 Mixed 96 SusWrite 145 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.6 350% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 139%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 107 109 110 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 118 Write 90.6 Mixed 62 SusWrite 107 124% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.16FE 2x16GB 2,803 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 27 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 23.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 90.6 44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 117%

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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 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,893x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,782x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,995x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,684x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,536x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,158x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16