MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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	234% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 09:09
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-12100F-$80 11,860 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 80.8 1-Core 170 2-Core 308 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 747 79% 632 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% XFX(1EAE 6501) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 139 Parallax 227 94% 161 fps	MRender 219 Gravity 120 Splatting 183 142% 174 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Netac NVMe SSD 1TB 2,454 User benchmarks, average bench 315% 756GB free Firmware: H230406a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3192 3217 3403 2660 1520 1530 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	451% Outstanding	Read 3,702 Write 3,934 Mixed 2,756 SusWrite 2,587 730% 3,245 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 86.5 290% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,464 DQ Write 1,002 DQ Mixed 1,239 923% 1,235 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 451% Great: 520%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1594 240 105 246 354 393 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,525 Write 1746 Mixed 1,631 SusWrite 489 303% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 84 292% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,417 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 1,143 862% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 365%
Drevo X1 SSD 120GB 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 112GB free Firmware: P0510D SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 63 55 52 53 53 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 364 Write 284 Mixed 270 SusWrite 104 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 36.8 129% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 208 168% 237 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 189GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 132 132 132 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 136 Write 91.4 Mixed 79 SusWrite 131 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 107 105 107 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 69.2 Mixed 79 SusWrite 105 66% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 49.7 MC Write 56 MC Mixed 46.9 145% 50.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 32.3 99% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 122%

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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	165	31.5"	1280 720	GSM5BD3 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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	5,893x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,782x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,995x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,684x

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	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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