MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	391% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	114.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220623
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 07 '23 at 01:48
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 184 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 1.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 64.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 285 86% 164 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 994 93% 775 Pts	64-Core 2,022 125% 2,022 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia T1000 1,034 User benchmarks, average bench 38% HP(103C 12DB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.98 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.3% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 51.3 Parallax 43.7 37% 46.8 fps	MRender 50 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 46.6 38% 46.4 fps
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 545GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2230 2301 2290 2402 1971 763 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	391% Outstanding	Read 2,497 Write 2,322 Mixed 2,255 SusWrite 1,993 510% 2,267 MB/s	4K Read 77.2 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 110 365% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 1,183 DQ Mixed 1,307 965% 1,270 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 391% Great: 410%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 571GB free Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2123 2095 2143 2145 2146 950 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 1,583 Write 2,206 Mixed 1,833 SusWrite 1,934 428% 1889 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 91.2 307% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,336 DQ Write 1,105 DQ Mixed 1,222 914% 1,221 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 365%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 128 129 128 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 117 Write 121 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 129 152% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
J&A Inc 4x31.8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 23.8 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 128%

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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 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,895x
Core i7-12700KIntel $235Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,783x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,102x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,995x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,684x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,537x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,158x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	716x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,397

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	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