MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	58.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	298% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220623
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '23 at 15:02
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700 25,535 User benchmarks, average bench 108% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 197 2-Core 391 118% 225 Pts	4-Core 768 8-Core 1,346 128% 1,057 Pts	64-Core 2,237 138% 2,237 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 76 Parallax 69.9 60% 73.1 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 68.1 57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green SN350 1TB 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 687GB free (System drive) Firmware: 33006000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2195 2202 2195 1749 122 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 1,864 Write 2,067 Mixed 1,857 SusWrite 1,428 407% 1,804 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 78.4 264% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,283 DQ Write 1,162 DQ Mixed 1,101 859% 1182 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 350%
MB4000GCWLV 4TB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 102 104 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 148 Write 98 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 105 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 98%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 498GB free Firmware: AX001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 87 86 87 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 92 Write 95.7 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 86 56% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 57%
MB4000GCWLV 4TB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 85 84 84 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 157 Write 136 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 84.2 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 98%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 177GB free, PID b202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 51.4 Write 38.2 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 42.1 52% 40 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GB 58,684 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 34.8 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 28.4 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

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

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,983x
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,919x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,489x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,194x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,139x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	915x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	805x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	545x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	411x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	376x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	303x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,431

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16