MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 350% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 346% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	293% 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.
Boot Drive	316% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '23 at 23:56
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$159 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 204 2-Core 412 126% 238 Pts	4-Core 814 8-Core 1,297 130% 1,055 Pts	64-Core 1,867 116% 1,867 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XTX-$1,000 5,548 User benchmarks, average bench 257% AMD(1002 0E3B) ≥ 4GB Ram: 24GB, Driver: 23.8.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Lighting 394 Reflection 502 Parallax 836 321% 577 fps	MRender 556 Gravity 318 Splatting 501 377% 458 fps
Poor: 216% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 293%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 15,656 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 670GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1854 115 117 836 958 954 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,055 Write 3,789 Mixed 2,277 SusWrite 806 505% 2,232 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 304 4K Mixed 66.4 329% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 2,124 DQ Write 1,788 DQ Mixed 1985 1,479% 1,966 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 491%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 634GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2955 3227 3227 2600 1550 1549 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	481% Outstanding	Read 2,879 Write 2,484 Mixed 3,004 SusWrite 2,518 613% 2,721 MB/s	4K Read 76.6 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 114 378% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 2,238 DQ Write 2,000 DQ Mixed 2,109 1,584% 2,116 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 481% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 4000 C16 Series 2x8GB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	MC Read 54.9 MC Write 55.3 MC Mixed 50.5 153% 53.6 GB/s	SC Read 32.3 SC Write 50.9 SC Mixed 40.7 118% 41.3 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 148%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	29	497	405	120	72.3"	1920 1080	GSMC0C8 LG TV SSCR2

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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 - $200

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,884x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,778x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,907x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,991x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,681x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,533x
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	1,157x

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	668x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,370

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