MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 198% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 214% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	185% 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	43.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '24 at 02:15
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$221 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 (20^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 82.3 1-Core 194 2-Core 376 114% 218 Pts	4-Core 727 8-Core 1,234 119% 981 Pts	64-Core 2,172 134% 2,172 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$549 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Gigabyte(1458 40EE) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 262 Reflection 239 Parallax 294 214% 265 fps	MRender 329 Gravity 224 Splatting 178 192% 244 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$57 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF400400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 111 120 101 102 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 400 Write 337 Mixed 192 SusWrite 119 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 15.5 53% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 68.1 DQ Write 78.2 DQ Mixed 15.2 28% 53.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 55%
Amd-raid WDBRPG5000ANC-WR 500GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 425GB free Firmware: 1111 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1382 998 998 1002 1002 993 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,848 Write 2,322 Mixed 1,805 SusWrite 1,062 397% 1,760 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 57.6 218% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 477 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 617 533% 763 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 245%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 864GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 173 171 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 129 Mixed 124 SusWrite 172 112% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 30.1 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 28.1 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 92.9 43% 92.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 51: 0P 5R 7G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
52%	50%	36	216	58	240	24.1"	1920 1009	SAM100A LC27RG50

History: Score 52: 0P 5R 7G 6B | Score 51: 0P 5R 7G 5B

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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 - $132

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $164Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,929x
Core i7-12700KIntel $221Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,812x
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	1,699x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,541x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,320x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,166x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	785x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	721x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	676x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $951

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