MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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.
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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '22 at 00:52
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$335 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 215 2-Core 423 124% 240 Pts	4-Core 826 8-Core 1,629 145% 1,228 Pts	64-Core 2,920 181% 2,920 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 522.25 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 140 Parallax 138 109% 137 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 140 Splatting 109 105% 131 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2500M8500G 500GB 4,181 User benchmarks, average bench 260% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: S7780101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,670 Write 1,741 Mixed 1,620 444% 2,010 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 96.3 338% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,323 DQ Write 1,213 DQ Mixed 574 621% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 163% Great: 334%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 116GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 485 486 485 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 468 SusWrite 485 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 55.3 184% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 341 257% 345 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
PNY ELITE 240GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 98GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 303 21 18 20 21 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 319 Write 273 Mixed 278 SusWrite 127 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 23.9 82% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 74.5 72% 113 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 63%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 226GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 930 547 487 488 490 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,834 Write 1,598 Mixed 1322 SusWrite 572 297% 1,331 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 97.9 340% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,067 DQ Write 1,016 DQ Mixed 427 489% 837 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 311%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 52GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 150 150 149 151 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 486 Mixed 408 SusWrite 186 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 53.6 182% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 336 254% 342 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$79 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 931GB free Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4996 5011 4997 4979 4977 3674 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	683% Outstanding	Read 4,510 Write 5,056 Mixed 3463 SusWrite 4,772 1,004% 4,450 MB/s	4K Read 84.6 4K Write 279 4K Mixed 110 417% 158 MB/s	DQ Read 2,084 DQ Write 1,687 DQ Mixed 1,825 1,383% 1,866 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 683% Great: 598%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 863 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 35.7 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 33.3 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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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 $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,844x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,744x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $232Bench 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 $98Bench 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: $1,402

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) $35	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