MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	70.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '22 at 00:21
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$325 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 202 2-Core 404 119% 230 Pts	4-Core 814 8-Core 1,409 134% 1,111 Pts	64-Core 2,788 173% 2,788 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Gigabyte(1458 40AA) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.9% Very good	Lighting 97.9 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 79.9 80% 85.3 fps	MRender 79.8 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 59.9 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$112 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 468GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 74 72 66 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 437 Write 82 Mixed 122 SusWrite 72.4 39% 178 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 24.4 103% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 86.8 DQ Mixed 116 91% 129 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 128%
CT500P3SSD8 500GB 13,020 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 263GB free Firmware: P9CR309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 53 22 8.1 29 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 1,538 Write 700 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 60.5 129% 596 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 51.5 4K Mixed 6.8 124% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 528 DQ Write 379 DQ Mixed 898 551% 602 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 305%
Toshiba MK2553GSX 250GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 126GB free Firmware: LW005B SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 47 51 46 51 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 50 Write 55.5 Mixed 38 SusWrite 49.2 36% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 30%
Seagate ST500VT000-1DK142 500GB 8,025 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 33GB free Firmware: 0001MBC1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 61 62 61 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 56.5 Write 59.5 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 61.3 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY Inc 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB 3,036 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 31.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 24.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 111%

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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 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,887x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,778x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,907x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,992x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,682x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,534x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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	771x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	669x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,379

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16