MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 154%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 161%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics140% 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.
Boot Drive106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D25
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A DDR4  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '23 at 01:08
Run Duration235 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 81.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 403
98% 199 Pts
4-Core 736
8-Core 1,270
122% 1,003 Pts
64-Core 1,928
119% 1,928 Pts
Poor: 100%
This bench: 109%
Great: 117%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Asus(1043 88AE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 199
Reflection 172
Parallax 165
162% 179 fps
MRender 229
Gravity 134
Splatting 115
125% 159 fps
Poor: 121%
This bench: 140%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 120 90 42 32 29 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 484
Mixed 381
SusWrite 105
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 57.2
209% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 180
180% 289 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Corsair Force LS 60GB-$57
27GB free
Firmware: S8FM06.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 98 98 97 97 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 501
Write 98.9
Mixed 143
SusWrite 97.6
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 22.5
112% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 93.9
DQ Mixed 63.5
61% 97.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 89%
Samsung MZVL2512HCJQ-00B00 512GB
334GB free
Firmware: GXA7301Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3051 1568 927 930 931 953 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
401% Outstanding
Read 2,915
Write 3,031
Mixed 2,904
SusWrite 1,393
576% 2,561 MB/s
4K Read 78
4K Write 216
4K Mixed 115
380% 136 MB/s
DQ Read 2,050
DQ Write 1,598
DQ Mixed 1,811
1,358% 1,820 MB/s
Poor: 166%
This bench: 401%
Great: 433%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
200GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 74 73 73 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 88.9
Write 61.8
Mixed 52.9
SusWrite 72.1
51% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
325GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 132 131 133 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 120
Write 124
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 132
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 36.5
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 16.7
80% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 105%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,441 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 199%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 203%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,403
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HDDRAMUSB
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