MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 194% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 212% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	215% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '22 at 06:44
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$165 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 75.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 301 85% 163 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,130 102% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,778 110% 1,778 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	215% Outstanding	Lighting 323 Reflection 377 Parallax 311 263% 337 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 252 Splatting 181 205% 262 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,606 Write 2,438 Mixed 1,804 508% 2283 MB/s	4K Read 70.8 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 102 352% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,890 DQ Write 1,500 DQ Mixed 1,602 1,224% 1,664 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 213GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 286 349 292 267 355 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 202 Write 116 Mixed 340 SusWrite 318 55% 244 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 44.2 151% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 213 182% 264 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-8GTZKW 2x8GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 38 120% 41.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 16.5 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 90.1 44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 139%

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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 - $190

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,882x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,777x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,907x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,989x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,679x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,530x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,157x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	770x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	668x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $961

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16