MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 193% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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	143% 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	443% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '23 at 17:48
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600K-$273 27,559 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 214 2-Core 427 128% 245 Pts	4-Core 857 8-Core 1,390 138% 1,123 Pts	64-Core 2,486 154% 2,486 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Zotac(19DA A510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4125 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 195 Parallax 200 161% 198 fps	MRender 218 Gravity 170 Splatting 139 140% 176 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 76GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,337 Write 1,870 Mixed 1,372 343% 1,526 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 81.3 299% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,596 DQ Write 1692 DQ Mixed 1,218 1,034% 1,502 MB/s
Poor: 144% Great: 295%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 687GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3319 2112 1881 1874 1899 1901 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	443% Outstanding	Read 2,527 Write 2,682 Mixed 2,436 SusWrite 2,164 553% 2,452 MB/s	4K Read 76 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 119 400% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 2,168 DQ Write 1,700 DQ Mixed 1,906 1,434% 1,925 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 443% Great: 488%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 153 153 153 151 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 163 Write 138 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 151 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 113%

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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 48.2 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 44.1 132% 46.3 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 50.9 SC Mixed 39.4 116% 40.6 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 127%

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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 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 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	1,667x

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: $1,397

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