MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	66.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	182% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '22 at 05:10
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 78.8 1-Core 202 2-Core 394 117% 225 Pts	4-Core 747 8-Core 1,244 121% 995 Pts	64-Core 1,779 110% 1,779 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Zotac(19DA C630) CLim: 2340 MHz, MLim: 3663 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.3% Good	Lighting 84 Reflection 103 Parallax 75.2 68% 87.3 fps	MRender 85.6 Gravity 76.6 Splatting 68.9 62% 77 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD60EDAZ-11U78B0 6TB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 150 149 150 148 147 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 155 Write 137 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 148 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 0.7 41% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 12.9 DQ Mixed 0.7 2% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 40%
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM90.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 984 1309 373 116 99 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 906 Write 1,160 Mixed 1,008 SusWrite 491 201% 891 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 59.7 234% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 667 DQ Write 1,344 DQ Mixed 797 665% 936 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 214%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 759GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 431 422 430 430 430 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 396 Write 295 Mixed 320 SusWrite 411 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 37.1 120% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 287 233% 330 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 125%
WD WD80EDAZ-11TA3A0 8TB 623 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 49GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 91 91 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 93 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 93.5 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.6 311% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 114%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 176 172 176 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 145 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 172 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 164 167 159 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 137 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 168 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 445% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 87%
SABRENT 1TB 926GB free Firmware: RKT303.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1623 1002 1013 1016 1010 1016 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18 CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18 64GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 39.5 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 35.3 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%

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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