MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 448% UFO	Desktop 127% UFO	Workstation 595% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 132%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	356% 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.
Boot Drive	295% 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.

Run History

17 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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '22 at 16:01
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$495 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 231 2-Core 463 135% 261 Pts	4-Core 926 8-Core 1,815 162% 1,371 Pts	64-Core 4,339 268% 4,339 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5104) CLim: 3255 MHz, MLim: 5500 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	356% Outstanding	Lighting 556 Reflection 723 Parallax 688 453% 656 fps	MRender 501 Gravity 556 Splatting 295 353% 451 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 356% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 722GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1559 843 849 850 818 760 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 1,542 Write 1,800 Mixed 1,412 SusWrite 947 321% 1,425 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 263 4K Mixed 85.7 330% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,678 DQ Write 1,687 DQ Mixed 1,520 1,187% 1,628 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 276%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 403GB free Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1154 1104 1038 1084 1105 975 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2708 Write 1,252 Mixed 1330 SusWrite 1,077 352% 1,592 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 91.3 323% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 1,382 935% 1,147 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 309%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 38,830 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 38.9 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 33.5 103% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%

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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 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,755x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,669x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,311x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,403

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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