MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	503% 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.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220831
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '23 at 22:58
Run Duration	385 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600K-$279 27,559 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 87.1 1-Core 222 2-Core 444 130% 251 Pts	4-Core 890 8-Core 1,547 147% 1,218 Pts	64-Core 2,684 166% 2,684 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 8822) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (162 fps cap detected)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 162 Parallax 162 132% 162 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 162 Splatting 160 132% 161 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$79 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 538GB free (System drive) Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3822 2536 1974 1967 1494 1345 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	503% Outstanding	Read 4,002 Write 4,405 Mixed 2788 SusWrite 2,190 751% 3,346 MB/s	4K Read 71.9 4K Write 277 4K Mixed 93 375% 147 MB/s	DQ Read 2,368 DQ Write 1,933 DQ Mixed 2,104 1,588% 2,135 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 503% Great: 598%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 465GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 456 483 484 484 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 478 Mixed 348 SusWrite 476 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 55.6 191% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 342 257% 345 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$157 26,880 User benchmarks, average bench 513% 877GB free Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2501 2483 2213 1566 1588 1582 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	422% Outstanding	Read 2429 Write 2,413 Mixed 2,152 SusWrite 1989 506% 2,246 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 87.1 328% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 2,513 DQ Write 2,164 DQ Mixed 2,362 1,764% 2,346 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 422% Great: 685%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 658GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2064 2041 1234 1138 1158 1164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 2,280 Write 2,298 Mixed 1,654 SusWrite 1,466 432% 1,925 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 91.2 313% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 2,274 DQ Write 1873 DQ Mixed 1972 1,504% 2,040 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 372%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 119 120 120 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 119 Write 120 Mixed 73 SusWrite 120 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 69%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 923GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 128 126 128 127 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 113 Write 94.2 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 126 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 71%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 76 84 83 85 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GVK 2x16GB 3,324 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.5% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 20.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 127%

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Gaming 200%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 204%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,842x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,744x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $232Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,891x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,083x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,976x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,665x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,519x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 96%, 47,657 samples	763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	710x
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) $35	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