MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 283% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 388% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	242% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	277% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	56.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '23 at 23:40
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$461 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 72.4 1-Core 228 2-Core 458 128% 253 Pts	4-Core 917 8-Core 1,807 161% 1,362 Pts	64-Core 4,247 263% 4,247 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$750 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% Gigabyte(1458 40C6) CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	242% Outstanding	Lighting 347 Reflection 339 Parallax 359 283% 349 fps	MRender 500 Gravity 302 Splatting 217 264% 340 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 256%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv2t04 NVMe KIOXIA 2048GB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: AFDA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1423 1639 949 963 962 966 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,936 Write 1,983 Mixed 1,429 SusWrite 1,150 365% 1,624 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 64.7 241% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1378 DQ Write 1,123 DQ Mixed 756 701% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 250%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 64GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	71.6% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 24.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 24.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 95.8 42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 110%

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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 - $189

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,871x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,768x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,904x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,092x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,986x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,676x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,525x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,156x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	714x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	666x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,381

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16