MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	139% 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.
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.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220224
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 17:16
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 394 98% 196 Pts	4-Core 695 8-Core 1249 117% 972 Pts	64-Core 1,898 117% 1,898 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 (94^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 172 Parallax 162 161% 177 fps	MRender 230 Gravity 131 Splatting 113 124% 158 fps
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 139%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 499 Write 469 Mixed 303 94% 424 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 57.4 208% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 180 179% 286 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Corsair Force LS 60GB-$57 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 22GB free Firmware: S8FM06.9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 504 Write 98.3 Mixed 146 54% 249 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 22.7 113% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 94.6 DQ Mixed 63.3 61% 98 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 89%
Samsung MZVL2512HCJQ-00B00 512GB 10,330 User benchmarks, average bench 305% 287GB free Firmware: GXA7301Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,847 Write 3,041 Mixed 2,868 654% 2,919 MB/s	4K Read 77.4 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 113 374% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 2,030 DQ Write 1,538 DQ Mixed 1,761 1,323% 1,777 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 421%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 199GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 84.5 Write 80.4 Mixed 53.2 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$19 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 386GB free Firmware: KC45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 138 Write 123 Mixed 62.8 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$55 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 37 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 16.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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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 - $130

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,988x
Core i7-12700KIntel $199Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,854x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,941x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,124x
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,017x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $500Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,711x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,557x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,327x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,182x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	797x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	732x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	679x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $935

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342