MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 179% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 184% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	161% 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.
Boot Drive	120% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '23 at 21:05
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	91%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$163 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 204 2-Core 388 118% 225 Pts	4-Core 748 8-Core 1334 125% 1,041 Pts	64-Core 1779 110% 1779 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 4090) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 213 Parallax 205 194% 218 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 160 Splatting 130 141% 180 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 813GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 436 446 461 473 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 364 Write 352 Mixed 328 SusWrite 426 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 68.6 202% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 340 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 137%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 642GB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1028 1984 2187 2430 2393 2442 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 1,431 Write 1,344 Mixed 1,108 SusWrite 2,077 337% 1,490 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 82.8 289% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,696 DQ Write 1,529 DQ Mixed 1,615 1,210% 1,613 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 370%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 828GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 162 166 163 164 164 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 71.6 Write 132 Mixed 68 SusWrite 162 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TXU16G2M3200C16X 2x16GB 486 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 37.6 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 33.9 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

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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 $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,870x
Core i7-12700KIntel $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,765x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,903x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,675x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,524x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,313x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	667x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16