MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	17.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	287% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (83%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '23 at 15:01
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	83%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$174 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 196 2-Core 378 114% 218 Pts	4-Core 757 8-Core 1,287 124% 1,022 Pts	64-Core 1,738 108% 1,738 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1497 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.07 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.5% Very poor	Lighting 0.4 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 93.6 0% 52.4 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 80.1 Splatting 47.3 51% 64.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE-1TB 1TB 388 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 534GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0708A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1410 1600 1576 1493 1465 1562 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1,938 Write 1,598 Mixed 1,136 SusWrite 1,518 347% 1,547 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 30.4 244% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 888 DQ Write 1,228 DQ Mixed 518 542% 878 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 283%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Silicon Power Computer & Communications 2x8GB 2,798 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 31.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 26.1 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 111%

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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 - $139

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $174Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,928x
Core i7-12700KIntel $221Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,811x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $204Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,917x

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	1,697x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,541x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $69Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,320x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,165x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	784x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	721x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	675x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $968

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Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369