MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 497%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 128%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 648%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 131%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics400% 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 Drive291% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D25
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A DDR4  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20221014
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateNov 26 '22 at 13:37
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-13900K-$471
U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 234
2-Core 462
136% 263 Pts
4-Core 902
8-Core 1,695
155% 1,298 Pts
64-Core 4,198
260% 4,198 Pts
Poor: 123%
This bench: 131%
Great: 135%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800
CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
400% Outstanding
Lighting 655
Reflection 786
Parallax 762
534% 734 fps
MRender 527
Gravity 560
Splatting 292
359% 460 fps
Poor: 303%
This bench: 400%
Great: 407%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
597GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1511 843 838 835 846 848 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
291% Outstanding
Read 1,520
Write 1,745
Mixed 1,385
SusWrite 953
316% 1,401 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 252
4K Mixed 85.5
324% 130 MB/s
DQ Read 1,680
DQ Write 1,597
DQ Mixed 1,572
1,198% 1,616 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 291%
Great: 276%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB
403GB free
Firmware: VB421D57
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1257 1257 1244 1256 1257 386 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
319% Outstanding
Read 2,704
Write 1,247
Mixed 1,324
SusWrite 1,110
354% 1,596 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 89.9
316% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,276
DQ Write 785
DQ Mixed 1,379
934% 1,147 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 319%
Great: 309%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
122% Outstanding
MC Read 46.2
MC Write 45.8
MC Mixed 42.2
128% 44.7 GB/s
SC Read 27.4
SC Write 45.6
SC Mixed 31.9
100% 35 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%

 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 19,499 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: 67% - Good Total price: $1,390
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