MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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	120% 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	424% 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	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	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '24 at 23:07
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$190 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 80.2 1-Core 200 2-Core 396 117% 226 Pts	4-Core 786 8-Core 1376 130% 1,081 Pts	64-Core 2,284 141% 2,284 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5051) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 282 Parallax 211 116% 212 fps	MRender 250 Gravity 158 Splatting 129 140% 179 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1992 855 880 238 363 401 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	424% Outstanding	Read 4,398 Write 4,561 Mixed 3,307 SusWrite 788 730% 3,263 MB/s	4K Read 82.5 4K Write 263 4K Mixed 109 404% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 1,842 DQ Write 1,580 DQ Mixed 1,727 1,290% 1,716 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 424% Great: 573%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 241GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1788 1645 1644 1645 1543 1343 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2586 Write 2,418 Mixed 1,912 SusWrite 1,601 478% 2,129 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 95.7 320% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,649 DQ Write 1,404 DQ Mixed 1,509 1,135% 1,521 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 212GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 481 480 484 483 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 478 Mixed 399 SusWrite 482 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 50.4 166% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 341 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTZN 2x16GB 1,027 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 50.4 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 43 131% 45.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 30 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 137%

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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	GSM5B7F 27GL850

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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 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,865x
Core i7-12700KIntel $214Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,762x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,900x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,673x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,523x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,313x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	667x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16