MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	27.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '22 at 07:13
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 76.3 1-Core 206 2-Core 405 118% 229 Pts	4-Core 804 8-Core 1,590 141% 1,197 Pts	64-Core 2,267 140% 2,267 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 04A1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 37.5 Parallax 42.9 30% 39 fps	MRender 30.5 Gravity 31.7 Splatting 24.5 23% 28.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,214 Write 992 Mixed 714 216% 974 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 66.7 256% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,251 DQ Write 576 DQ Mixed 871 658% 900 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 26GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,679 Write 924 Mixed 1,065 339% 1,556 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 83.3 309% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,420 DQ Write 953 DQ Mixed 1,230 906% 1,201 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
WDC WD40EFAX-68JH4N1 4TB 2,353 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 988GB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 112 109 112 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 116 Write 130 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 112 25% 109 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 11.8 4K Mixed 1.1 15% 5.97 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 11.4 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 38%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 222GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 165 163 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 158 Mixed 122 SusWrite 163 113% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 9GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 80 81 87 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 79.7 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 82.1 66% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C18D4/16GX 2x16GB 12,541 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 33 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 27.8 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 123%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 199%

UFO

Desktop 111%

UFO

Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,845x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,746x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,892x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,084x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,977x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,665x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $89Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,519x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,308x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	711x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,393

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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