MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	283% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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Run History

11 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '23 at 20:18
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12500-$196 3,715 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 175 2-Core 317 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 956 92% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6650-XT 4,246 User benchmarks, average bench 110% Gigabyte(1458 2405) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.4.1 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 138 Parallax 239 96% 165 fps	MRender 220 Gravity 129 Splatting 193 148% 181 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 898 583 546 532 522 507 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,284 Write 1,890 Mixed 1,673 SusWrite 598 360% 1,611 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 82.7 290% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,478 DQ Write 1462 DQ Mixed 1,442 1,091% 1,461 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 355%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 380GB free Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1409 562 570 560 569 567 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,836 Write 1970 Mixed 1,643 SusWrite 706 346% 1,539 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 64.7 236% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,541 DQ Write 1,468 DQ Mixed 1,404 1,082% 1,471 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 300%
WD 5000AAV External 500GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 18GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 37 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 36.9 Mixed 25 SusWrite 37.6 46% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 34.8 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 26.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 110%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,980x
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,917x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,488x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,413x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,194x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,139x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	915x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	804x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	545x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	411x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	376x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	302x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,427

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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