MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	140% 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 Drive	107% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '23 at 01:15
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$179 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 82 1-Core 180 2-Core 403 114% 222 Pts	4-Core 703 8-Core 1,282 119% 992 Pts	64-Core 1,915 118% 1,915 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 26,559 User benchmarks, average bench 132% Asus(1043 88AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 172 Parallax 166 162% 179 fps	MRender 229 Gravity 134 Splatting 114 125% 159 fps
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 113 128 90 40 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 479 Mixed 368 SusWrite 117 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 57.4 210% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 177 178% 288 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
Corsair Force LS 60GB-$57 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 27GB free Firmware: S8FM06.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 98 98 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 505 Write 98.8 Mixed 142 SusWrite 97.8 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 22.8 113% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 94.8 DQ Mixed 64.2 62% 98.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 89%
Samsung MZVL2512HCJQ-00B00 512GB 6,250 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 334GB free Firmware: GXA7301Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 3054 1329 954 947 945 948 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	400% Outstanding	Read 2,899 Write 2,370 Mixed 2907 SusWrite 1,363 535% 2,385 MB/s	4K Read 79.1 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 115 384% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 2,059 DQ Write 1,594 DQ Mixed 1,809 1,358% 1,821 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 400% Great: 433%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 200GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 73 72 70 71 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 85.7 Write 64.9 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 71.1 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 325GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 132 132 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 120 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 131 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 36.9 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 17.1 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%

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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,751x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,978x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,667x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,309x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	764x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,395

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16