MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	167% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '23 at 20:34
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$160 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 71.3 1-Core 203 2-Core 393 114% 222 Pts	4-Core 746 8-Core 1,243 121% 995 Pts	64-Core 1,778 110% 1,778 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 221 Parallax 218 203% 229 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 163 Splatting 134 145% 185 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$105 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 835GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 431 446 465 465 462 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 337 Write 459 Mixed 322 SusWrite 423 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 44.7 152% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 340 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 137%
WD WD8001PURP-74B6RY0 8TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 7.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 157 160 156 153 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 147 Write 158 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 153 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 2 404% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.6% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 25.3 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 94.6 42% 94.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.6% 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	0	49.5"	1280 720	BBY5013 INSIGNIA-TV

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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,564 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $190

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $160Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,882x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,777x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $205Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,907x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,990x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,679x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,530x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,157x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	770x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	668x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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