MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 267% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 284% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	225% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '23 at 06:28
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700K-$330 41,056 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 222 2-Core 446 128% 250 Pts	4-Core 879 8-Core 1,568 147% 1,223 Pts	64-Core 2,116 131% 2,116 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Lighting 342 Reflection 402 Parallax 337 278% 360 fps	MRender 372 Gravity 260 Splatting 185 213% 272 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 225%

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% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,634 Write 2,468 Mixed 1,782 510% 2,294 MB/s	4K Read 72.1 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 105 359% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 1,901 DQ Write 1,795 DQ Mixed 1,444 1,195% 1,713 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$85 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 853GB free Firmware: 620311WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4605 4605 4601 4443 4579 1826 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	645% Outstanding	Read 4,264 Write 4,520 Mixed 3,268 SusWrite 4,110 911% 4,041 MB/s	4K Read 76.4 4K Write 285 4K Mixed 96.6 390% 153 MB/s	DQ Read 2,507 DQ Write 2,253 DQ Mixed 2,384 1,787% 2,381 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 645% Great: 598%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 372GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 254 248 269 352 289 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 211 Write 166 Mixed 195 SusWrite 297 49% 217 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 22 78% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 54.2 DQ Write 59.2 DQ Mixed 66.8 48% 60.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 102%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 185 188 185 188 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 202 Write 198 Mixed 119 SusWrite 185 40% 176 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.7 23% 7.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-8GTZKW 2x8GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 26.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 139%

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

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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 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,890x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,780x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $215Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,994x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,683x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,536x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,158x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	771x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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