MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 180% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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	134% 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	114% 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	54.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '24 at 22:41
Run Duration	533 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700K-$330 41,056 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 65.7 1-Core 215 2-Core 432 120% 238 Pts	4-Core 862 8-Core 1,496 143% 1,179 Pts	64-Core 3,076 190% 3,076 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 178 Parallax 171 159% 182 fps	MRender 160 Gravity 131 Splatting 114 108% 135 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 396 386 333 322 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 366 Mixed 253 SusWrite 374 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 52 185% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 140 153% 256 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 379GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 423 429 424 420 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 417 Mixed 307 SusWrite 420 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 45.5 159% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 258 215% 311 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 466GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3314 3409 3448 1618 650 652 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	456% Outstanding	Read 2,904 Write 3,328 Mixed 3,045 SusWrite 2,182 646% 2,865 MB/s	4K Read 74.6 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 128 379% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 2,034 DQ Write 1,877 DQ Mixed 1,997 1,487% 1,969 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 456% Great: 442%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2328 806 807 805 809 806 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	364% Outstanding	Read 2,643 Write 2,405 Mixed 2,036 SusWrite 1060 456% 2,036 MB/s	4K Read 73.9 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 104 358% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,824 DQ Write 1,883 DQ Mixed 1864 1,398% 1,857 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 364% Great: 355%
Team TM8FP6001T 1TB 9,663 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 954GB free Firmware: T0709A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1354 1349 1394 1426 1417 1407 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,634 Write 1369 Mixed 1,013 SusWrite 1,391 303% 1,352 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 253 4K Mixed 29.8 242% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 791 DQ Write 971 DQ Mixed 497 482% 753 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 305%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 64GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 15 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 116 35% 116 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 110%

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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	68	54	240	31.5"	1280 720	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

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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 - $190

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,881x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,775x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,907x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $898Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,099x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,989x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,679x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,529x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,157x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	770x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	668x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,362

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16