MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 111%, 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	347% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '24 at 07:17
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$159 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 197 2-Core 386 116% 222 Pts	4-Core 746 8-Core 1,239 121% 992 Pts	64-Core 1749 108% 1749 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 C972) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 165 Parallax 153 134% 161 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 131 Splatting 116 112% 141 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 136%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M390 1TB 3,138 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 858GB free (System drive) Firmware: EHFM32.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1068 1902 2541 2660 2641 2678 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 1290 Write 2,161 Mixed 1,363 SusWrite 2,248 402% 1,765 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 69.6 297% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1710 DQ Write 1378 DQ Mixed 1,419 1,096% 1,502 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 362%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake Co Ltd R022D408GX2-3600C18A 2x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 47 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 41.3 123% 43.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 31.5 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

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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	200	44.6"	1280 720	GSM9E97 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 $239Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,984x
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,919x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,489x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,195x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,139x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	915x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	805x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	545x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	411x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	376x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	303x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,436

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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