MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 229% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 230% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	202% 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	470% 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.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '23 at 23:14
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$175 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 194 2-Core 386 118% 224 Pts	4-Core 752 8-Core 1,176 119% 964 Pts	64-Core 1892 117% 1892 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% ASRock(1849 5212) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.3.2 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	202% Outstanding	Lighting 254 Reflection 254 Parallax 519 207% 342 fps	MRender 416 Gravity 214 Splatting 340 265% 324 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4069 2424 244 290 315 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	470% Outstanding	Read 4,329 Write 3,849 Mixed 3,025 SusWrite 1,272 697% 3,119 MB/s	4K Read 84.3 4K Write 296 4K Mixed 113 430% 165 MB/s	DQ Read 2,215 DQ Write 1745 DQ Mixed 1,954 1,469% 1,971 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 470% Great: 494%
Adata SX8100NP 256GB 1,828 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 230GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1215 1210 1215 1214 1214 1201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,448 Write 1,227 Mixed 1,101 SusWrite 1,212 332% 1,497 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 88.3 315% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 734 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 828 602% 779 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 274%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 80GB free Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,152 Write 1,834 Mixed 1,548 341% 1,511 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 280 4K Mixed 82.4 332% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,421 DQ Write 1,479 DQ Mixed 1,199 971% 1,366 MB/s
Poor: 122% Great: 296%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 2,647 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 42.4 126% 44.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 36.5 107% 37.4 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%

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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 $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,871x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,767x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,903x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,091x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 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	1,313x
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 $60Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	714x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	666x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,402

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16