MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 147% UFO


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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
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

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28 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 26 '23 at 18:18
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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-$184 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 154 2-Core 395 107% 210 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 1,191 100% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,898 118% 1,898 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 90.9% 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 198 Reflection 171 Parallax 164 161% 178 fps	MRender 232 Gravity 134 Splatting 116 126% 160 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% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 475 Mixed 293 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 51.7 192% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 177 178% 286 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Corsair Force LS 60GB-$57 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 22GB free Firmware: S8FM06.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 99 97 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 498 Write 99.6 Mixed 143 SusWrite 98.2 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 22.7 113% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 95.5 DQ Mixed 63.6 62% 98.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 89%
Samsung MZVL2512HCJQ-00B00 512GB 6,250 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 287GB free Firmware: GXA7301Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1909 1039 1050 1041 1045 1045 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	386% Outstanding	Read 2,895 Write 3,110 Mixed 2,882 SusWrite 1,188 566% 2,519 MB/s	4K Read 78.5 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 114 379% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 2,038 DQ Write 1,555 DQ Mixed 1,784 1,337% 1,792 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 386% Great: 433%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 199GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 70 72 73 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 88.5 Write 83.4 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 72.1 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 386GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 136 135 136 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 136 Write 138 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 136 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 77.7% 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 (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 36.8 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 16.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%

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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,402 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 $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,844x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,744x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,892x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,084x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,977x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,665x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,519x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,308x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	711x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,402

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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