MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 175% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	152% 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	25.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 days ago, 10 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 14:23
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$254 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 79.4 1-Core 185 2-Core 377 111% 214 Pts	4-Core 709 8-Core 1,282 120% 996 Pts	64-Core 2194 136% 2194 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$618 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 205 Parallax 194 180% 207 fps	MRender 231 Gravity 156 Splatting 130 136% 172 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 24 3.6 2.5 24 7.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 430 Write 34 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 19.9 29% 137 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 4.4 26% 6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 58%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 206,100 User benchmarks, average bench 386% 101GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,920 Write 2,170 Mixed 1,904 448% 1998 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 78.5 256% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,792 DQ Write 1,357 DQ Mixed 1,348 1,069% 1,499 MB/s
Poor: 251% Great: 478%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$72 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 135 137 134 138 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 112 Write 95.9 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 137 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB 940 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 30.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 22: 0P 2R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
22%	13%	60	196	21	144	27"	1280 720	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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Gaming 201%

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Desktop 112%

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Workstation 205%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $180

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $200Bench 109%, 57,538 samples	5,491x
Core i7-12700KIntel $254Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,480x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $249Bench 114%, 35,715 samples	1,767x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $830Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,949x
RTX 3070Nvidia $425Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,846x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $618Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,570x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	1,432x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,238x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $70Bench 260%, 140,876 samples	1,090x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples	701x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	650x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	611x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,290

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $32
Intel Core i5-12400F $148	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $93	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $265	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16