MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 185% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	167% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '23 at 14:46
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$163 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 189 2-Core 377 117% 221 Pts	4-Core 743 8-Core 1,165 118% 954 Pts	64-Core 1,787 111% 1,787 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8812) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 248 Reflection 226 Parallax 240 202% 238 fps	MRender 263 Gravity 164 Splatting 134 147% 187 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,827 Write 1,183 Mixed 833 282% 1,281 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 66.5 266% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,235 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 434 414% 676 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 88GB free Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,480 Write 1788 Mixed 1,430 351% 1,566 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 80.5 307% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,313 DQ Write 1435 DQ Mixed 1,376 1,035% 1,375 MB/s
Poor: 164% Great: 276%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 122GB free Firmware: GG2OAC90 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 65 64 65 65 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 75.7 Write 75.7 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 64.3 43% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB 5,389 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 52.3 MC Write 50 MC Mixed 47.4 143% 49.9 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 35.6 102% 35.8 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 123%

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

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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,490 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 $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,865x
Core i7-12700KIntel $214Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,762x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,900x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,673x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,523x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,313x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	667x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16