MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 118%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics76.7% 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 Drive435% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D25
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A DDR4  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20221014
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 24 '22 at 21:17
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Memory 88
1-Core 203
2-Core 407
121% 233 Pts
4-Core 791
8-Core 1,478
135% 1,134 Pts
64-Core 2,348
145% 2,348 Pts
Poor: 107%
This bench: 118%
Great: 121%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$274
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Lighting 104
Reflection 87.2
Parallax 92.9
85% 94.7 fps
MRender 84.9
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 67.1
61% 75.6 fps
Poor: 69%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96
716GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3361 3381 3386 1832 1633 1615 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
435% Outstanding
Read 2818
Write 3,347
Mixed 3,080
SusWrite 2,535
666% 2,945 MB/s
4K Read 81.4
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 116
378% 132 MB/s
DQ Read 1,175
DQ Write 1,054
DQ Mixed 1,131
844% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 435%
Great: 488%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
261GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 483 484 484 484 484 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 484
Mixed 410
SusWrite 484
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 50.6
164% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 341
256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 116%
Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
351GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 489 489 488 488 488 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 482
Mixed 440
SusWrite 488
108% 480 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 52.4
172% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 342
257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Gold Key Co Ltd NMUD416E82-4400G 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
144% Outstanding
MC Read 55
MC Write 55
MC Mixed 50.1
152% 53.4 GB/s
SC Read 28.3
SC Write 52.8
SC Mixed 38.9
114% 40 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 144%
Great: 142%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,433 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 199%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 203%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,395
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