MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 221% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	213% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '22 at 06:46
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$171 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 167 2-Core 396 110% 215 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,135 106% 885 Pts	64-Core 1,876 116% 1,876 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 319 Reflection 380 Parallax 313 260% 337 fps	MRender 351 Gravity 248 Splatting 177 202% 258 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,507 Write 2,170 Mixed 1,788 479% 2,155 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 99.6 346% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,901 DQ Write 1,529 DQ Mixed 1638 1,247% 1,689 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 414GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 231 249 250 250 251 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 320 Write 273 Mixed 239 SusWrite 257 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 37.4 122% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 209 180% 262 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-8GTZKW 2x8GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 38 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 33 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 139%

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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 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	5,895x
Core i7-12700KIntel $239Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,783x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,102x
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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,537x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	716x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,397

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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