MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	145% 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	60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

15 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '23 at 13:57
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 76.9 1-Core 198 2-Core 394 115% 223 Pts	4-Core 765 8-Core 1,397 130% 1,081 Pts	64-Core 2,277 141% 2,277 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3972) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 171 Parallax 164 144% 171 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 134 Splatting 304 179% 206 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 4.7 89 13 68 112 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 325 Write 265 Mixed 346 SusWrite 79.7 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 22.9 113% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 32.8 75% 151 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 720GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 163 162 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 159 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 162 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C16D4/16GX 2x16GB 14,229 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 38.4 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 34.9 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 86.5 46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 127%

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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,406 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 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,845x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,746x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,893x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,084x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,977x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,665x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,520x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,308x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	711x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,402

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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