MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '23 at 19:40
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	90%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600K-$320 13,009 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 78.4 1-Core 214 2-Core 428 123% 240 Pts	4-Core 858 8-Core 1,382 137% 1,120 Pts	64-Core 2,503 155% 2,503 Pts
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$359 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 135 Parallax 122 100% 126 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 126 Splatting 113 92% 111 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 448 465 486 483 485 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 192 Mixed 172 SusWrite 444 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 62.7 166% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 341 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$80 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 616GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 185 191 189 190 192 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 92.4 Write 100 Mixed 57 SusWrite 185 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 32GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.8% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 27.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 25.6 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	72	60	60	23.8"	1280 720	DELA09A DELL P2414H

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Gaming 201%

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Desktop 112%

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Workstation 205%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $188

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $194Bench 109%, 51,264 samples	4,539x
Core i7-12700KIntel $264Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,693x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $235Bench 114%, 35,715 samples	1,381x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $735Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,639x
RTX 3070Nvidia $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	1,435x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $631Bench 158%, 166,179 samples	1,337x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	1,185x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $55Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,017x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 260%, 140,876 samples	878x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples	538x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $74Bench 86%, 53,237 samples	503x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	458x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,192

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	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) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16