MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% 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	92.6% 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	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 WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240116
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '24 at 14:15
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$159 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 82.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 805 76% 629 Pts	64-Core 1269 78% 1269 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 83.5% 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: 551.76 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 176 Parallax 162 146% 172 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 134 Splatting 117 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M390 1TB 3,138 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: EHFM32.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 467 264 203 204 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 913 Mixed 552 SusWrite 235 109% 476 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 34.6 84% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,107 DQ Write 814 DQ Mixed 923 700% 948 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 362%
Intel SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB 19,397 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 476GB free Firmware: 002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 975 1247 1568 1380 1315 752 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,565 Write 1,268 Mixed 1,107 SusWrite 1,206 289% 1,286 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 64.3 212% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 447 DQ Write 1,004 DQ Mixed 411 403% 621 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 290%
Micron_2400_MTFDKBA512QFM 512GB 5,198 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 272GB free Firmware: V3MA002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1558 1524 1525 1539 1010 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,295 Write 1,493 Mixed 1,178 SusWrite 1,205 292% 1,293 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 24.3 153% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 1049 DQ Write 921 DQ Mixed 902 699% 957 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 252%
Avolusion PRO-5X 12TB 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 38 41 41 41 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	10% Very poor	Read 50.2 Write 38.4 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 39 9% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.9 20% 5.23 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake Co Ltd R022D408GX2-3600C18A 4x8GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 45.4 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 42.1 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 30 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 128%

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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	62	47	60	34"	1280 720	SPT8542 Sceptre O34

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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	2,991x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,921x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,494x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,418x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,195x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,141x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	915x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	805x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	547x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	411x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	380x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	305x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,407

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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