MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 199% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	157% 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	570% 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	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	46.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221108
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '24 at 06:19
Run Duration	426 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$204 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 196 2-Core 391 116% 223 Pts	4-Core 781 8-Core 1,511 136% 1,146 Pts	64-Core 2,259 140% 2,259 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 202 Reflection 258 Parallax 263 165% 241 fps	MRender 302 Gravity 229 Splatting 170 184% 234 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 9,606 User benchmarks, average bench 403% 922GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3144 3016 1723 1716 1699 1733 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	405% Outstanding	Read 2,698 Write 3,126 Mixed 2,866 SusWrite 2,172 613% 2,715 MB/s	4K Read 70.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 102 316% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,653 DQ Write 1,286 DQ Mixed 1467 1,098% 1,469 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 405% Great: 515%
Seagate ZP2000GM30033 2TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 459% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4693 4926 4949 4942 3903 3273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	570% Outstanding	Read 2,832 Write 4,649 Mixed 3,154 SusWrite 4,448 857% 3,771 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 119 393% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1,621 DQ Write 1,206 DQ Mixed 1,414 1,057% 1,414 MB/s
Poor: 294% ↑ This bench: 570% Great: 584%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 2TB 3,733 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 1.5TB free Firmware: 3.W.J.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4483 4478 4487 4477 4480 4434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	550% Outstanding	Read 2,928 Write 4,475 Mixed 2,658 SusWrite 4,473 825% 3,634 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 91.2 320% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,527 DQ Write 1,232 DQ Mixed 1,384 1,035% 1,381 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 550% Great: 578%
Nextorage NEM-PA4TB 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 445% 3TB free Firmware: EIFS51.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2604 2628 2621 2639 2630 2635 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	418% Outstanding	Read 2,176 Write 2,508 Mixed 2,302 SusWrite 2,626 544% 2,403 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 97.7 324% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,753 DQ Write 1,358 DQ Mixed 1,543 1,158% 1,551 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 418% Great: 615%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 269 269 268 269 267 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 3600 C18 Series 2x31.5GB 685 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 37.8 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 34.1 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 110% 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	69	57	144	27"	1280 720	AOC2701 Q27G1WG4

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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 - $139

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $174Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,928x
Core i7-12700KIntel $221Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,811x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $204Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,917x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,107x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,004x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $449Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,698x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,541x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $69Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,320x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,166x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	784x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	721x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	675x

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