MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 221% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 246% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	217% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	49.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '24 at 23:50
Run Duration	383 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$215 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 (10^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 72.2 1-Core 201 2-Core 400 115% 224 Pts	4-Core 745 8-Core 1,374 127% 1,059 Pts	64-Core 2,120 131% 2,120 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 327 Reflection 287 Parallax 331 266% 315 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 252 Splatting 178 205% 262 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 383 163 155 160 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 361 Mixed 392 SusWrite 234 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 49.4 172% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 335 252% 338 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 659GB free Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3016 3049 3141 2632 1564 1555 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	448% Outstanding	Read 2,470 Write 3,214 Mixed 2,824 SusWrite 2,493 623% 2,750 MB/s	4K Read 76.6 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 112 375% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 2,005 DQ Write 1,604 DQ Mixed 1,776 1,337% 1,795 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 448% Great: 488%
Samsung MZVLB1T0HALR-000H2 1TB 633 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 950GB free Firmware: EXA71HAQ SusWrite @10s intervals: 1965 2207 1213 1150 1134 1160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,006 Write 1,940 Mixed 1,530 SusWrite 1,472 390% 1,737 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 87.7 296% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,988 DQ Write 1,607 DQ Mixed 1,716 1,307% 1,770 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 321%
SKHynix_HFS001TDE9X081N 1TB 877 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 829GB free Firmware: 41720C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2457 2273 1432 1425 1412 1462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 2,614 Write 2,430 Mixed 1,655 SusWrite 1,744 473% 2,110 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 90.8 322% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,937 DQ Write 1,537 DQ Mixed 1,548 1,210% 1,674 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 385%
Kxg5aznv1t02 TOSHIBA 1TB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 900GB free Firmware: 5111AALA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1523 911 909 907 907 911 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,819 Write 1,655 Mixed 1,322 SusWrite 1,011 326% 1,452 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 64.1 224% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,135 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 781 664% 972 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 229%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 788GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 157 156 157 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 148 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 155 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 20.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 19.5 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 123%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 48: 0P 5R 7G 2B (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%	1	216	58	75	37.5"	1280 720	GSM774D LG HDR WQHD+

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,603 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 199%

UFO

Desktop 111%

UFO

Workstation 203%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,895x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,784x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,102x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,996x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,684x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,537x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 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	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	716x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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