MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 129% UFO	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 134%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	377% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '22 at 22:14
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600K-$273 27,559 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 234 2-Core 459 137% 263 Pts	4-Core 930 8-Core 1377 144% 1,154 Pts	64-Core 1,733 107% 1,733 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2727 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 153 Parallax 156 112% 149 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 145 Splatting 128 107% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1961 1961 1984 1980 1984 1970 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,455 Write 1,899 Mixed 980 SusWrite 1,973 408% 1,827 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 85.6 322% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,308 DQ Write 1,360 DQ Mixed 1,126 904% 1,265 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 119GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 446 447 447 446 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 443 Mixed 319 SusWrite 447 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 46.9 183% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 158 168% 280 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 110%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 350GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1558 1252 1247 1249 1251 1245 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	391% Outstanding	Read 2,556 Write 2,414 Mixed 1,690 SusWrite 1,300 446% 1,990 MB/s	4K Read 71.7 4K Write 238 4K Mixed 107 372% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 2,285 DQ Write 1,964 DQ Mixed 1,947 1,508% 2,066 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 391% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GTZR 2x16GB 1,086 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 37.6 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 31.8 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 36.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 140%

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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 $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,755x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,116

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