MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	123% 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	143% 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.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '23 at 18:28
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	76%

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PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$159 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 59.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 208 67% 124 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 377 42% 331 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 200 Parallax 208 130% 189 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 148 Splatting 130 125% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 658 666 669 668 654 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,147 Write 1,169 Mixed 910 SusWrite 695 220% 980 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 32.1 109% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 668 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 421 326% 456 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 340%
Crucial M500 480GB-$81 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 200GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 355 371 325 315 319 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 310 Write 307 Mixed 281 SusWrite 336 70% 308 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 16.3 58% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 179 165% 256 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 100%
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 338GB free Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 298 300 291 295 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 331 Write 338 Mixed 266 SusWrite 300 70% 308 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 20.8 73% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 228 187% 269 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 104%
Samsung MZVLB512HBJQ-000L7 512GB 12,020 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 242GB free Firmware: 4M2QEXF7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 1161 795 802 801 801 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,188 Write 1,185 Mixed 965 SusWrite 925 240% 1,066 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 34.9 115% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 708 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 435 328% 454 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 347%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2x16GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 34.9 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 131 31% 131 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 113%

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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	GSM7766 LG ULTRAGEAR

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,997x
Core i5-12600KIntel $159Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,929x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $189Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,495x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,419x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,198x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,143x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	917x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	805x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	549x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	414x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	382x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	305x

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Value: 120% - Outstanding

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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