MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	306% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230710
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '23 at 16:24
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12400-$146 17,352 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 78 1-Core 175 2-Core 311 101% 188 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 947 93% 764 Pts	64-Core 1,191 74% 1,191 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 2489) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 178 Parallax 181 149% 181 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 137 Splatting 119 118% 149 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 207GB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2069 2136 746 787 669 550 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,494 Write 2,246 Mixed 1,637 SusWrite 1,160 370% 1,634 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 73.5 249% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1,165 DQ Mixed 1,302 978% 1,309 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 298%
Xraydisk 2TB PRO 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 953GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN11564 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1718 1938 2029 2017 2028 2007 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 1,440 Write 1,944 Mixed 1,599 SusWrite 1,956 394% 1,734 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 74.2 252% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,412 DQ Write 885 DQ Mixed 536 564% 944 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 306%
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 109GB free Firmware: UE4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 110 82 81 85 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 410 Write 218 Mixed 230 SusWrite 116 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 36.2 4K Mixed 17.7 68% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 89.2 DQ Mixed 39.9 47% 82.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 180GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 143 129 150 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 152 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C16D4/8GX 4x8GB 1,523 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 28.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 26.8 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 131%

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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%	0	71	59	60	72.3"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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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 - $144

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $170Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,914x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,797x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $189Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,910x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,104x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,001x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,686x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,538x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,317x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,161x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	775x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	718x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	673x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,300

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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