MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 179% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 (87%). 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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221108
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '23 at 23:33
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	87%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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-$178 101,563 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 83.7 1-Core 198 2-Core 392 117% 225 Pts	4-Core 748 8-Core 1,287 123% 1,018 Pts	64-Core 1,775 110% 1,775 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 203 Parallax 205 194% 215 fps	MRender 249 Gravity 158 Splatting 128 140% 178 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 811GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 444 445 473 473 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 319 Write 331 Mixed 305 SusWrite 434 79% 347 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 65.6 208% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 137%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 593GB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1217 1986 2209 2487 2470 2442 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 805 Write 755 Mixed 985 SusWrite 2135 266% 1,170 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 78.1 269% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,688 DQ Write 1,531 DQ Mixed 1,610 1,208% 1,610 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 370%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 889GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 137 130 143 143 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 70.9 Write 132 Mixed 61 SusWrite 134 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.8% 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 (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 38 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 28 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 36.2 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,753x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,668x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,309x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,396

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	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