MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '23 at 22:20
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12500-$196 3,715 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 270 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 895 92% 741 Pts	64-Core 1,196 74% 1,196 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6650-XT 4,246 User benchmarks, average bench 110% Gigabyte(1458 2405) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 142 Parallax 235 101% 167 fps	MRender 224 Gravity 126 Splatting 196 149% 182 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2512 Write 2,288 Mixed 935 423% 1,912 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 55.6 251% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,067 DQ Write 496 DQ Mixed 622 504% 729 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 198GB free Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1431 577 570 567 570 565 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1,954 Write 2186 Mixed 1914 SusWrite 713 380% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 78 288% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,696 DQ Write 1,410 DQ Mixed 1,465 1,121% 1,524 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 300%
WD 5000AAV External 500GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 50GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 55.6 Write 29.9 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 38 48% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 65% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 36.5 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 29 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 34: 0P 5R 3G 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
32%	57%	14	218	60	240	24.5"	1920 1009	DELA161 AW2521HFA

History: Score 32: 0P 4R 4G 0B | Score 34: 0P 5R 3G 0B

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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	2,971x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,907x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $183Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,477x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,410x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,190x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,132x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	910x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	799x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	410x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	375x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	300x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,417

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16