MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	242% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

24 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '23 at 23:15
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$164 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 206 2-Core 406 124% 235 Pts	4-Core 788 8-Core 1,298 127% 1,043 Pts	64-Core 1,840 114% 1,840 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$271 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.9% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 101 Parallax 115 94% 110 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 107 Splatting 89 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$95 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 724 242 243 244 240 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1507 Write 1,627 Mixed 1,361 SusWrite 322 270% 1,204 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 292 4K Mixed 89.1 354% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 1,416 DQ Mixed 910 772% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 237%
WDC WDS500G2B0C 500GB 3,120 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 303GB free Firmware: 211210WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 925 428 427 429 426 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1531 Write 1,757 Mixed 1,358 SusWrite 510 290% 1,289 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 263 4K Mixed 85.4 331% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 1,604 DQ Mixed 989 870% 1,284 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 238%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMD8GX4M2B3200C16 PNY Inc 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K CMD8GX4M2B3200C16 PNY Inc 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 38.8 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 33.1 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%

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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,733 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $132

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $164Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,931x
Core i7-12700KIntel $221Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,812x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $204Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,918x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,107x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,004x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $449Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,699x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,541x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,320x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,166x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	785x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	721x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	676x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $951

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359