MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	116% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231103
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '23 at 22:42
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600K-$260 27,559 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 77.5 1-Core 227 2-Core 427 126% 244 Pts	4-Core 882 8-Core 1,557 147% 1,219 Pts	64-Core 2,560 158% 2,560 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 158 Parallax 160 132% 160 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 136 Splatting 120 119% 149 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 476 455 449 450 456 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 475 Mixed 342 SusWrite 460 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 43.9 173% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 273 223% 318 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
OCZ VERTEX2 180GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 36GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 89 51 60 53 60 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 127 Write 86.8 Mixed 107 SusWrite 61.7 21% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 25.4 100% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 99.1 DQ Write 80.2 DQ Mixed 84.1 64% 87.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 48%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 149GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1866 1703 1695 1700 1694 1572 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	422% Outstanding	Read 2,618 Write 2457 Mixed 1965 SusWrite 1,705 491% 2,186 MB/s	4K Read 73.3 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 110 376% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 2,385 DQ Write 1,957 DQ Mixed 2,128 1,605% 2,157 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 422% Great: 410%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$132 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 139 138 137 140 136 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 158 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 137 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 291% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.5% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 26.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 24.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 114%

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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	42	9	60	27"	2560 1369	DELD0E6 S2719DGF

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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 $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,905x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,787x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,910x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,103x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,999x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,685x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,537x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	773x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	717x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	671x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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