MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '24 at 12:11
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12400F-$128 48,886 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 84.9 1-Core 175 2-Core 305 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 994 96% 792 Pts	64-Core 1,202 74% 1,202 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 178 Parallax 172 125% 168 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 165 Splatting 117 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD2000JS-22NCB1 275GB 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 152 148 146 144 138 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 460 Write 457 Mixed 396 SusWrite 184 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 38 148% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 274 196% 251 MB/s

Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 2TB 3,733 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 496GB free Firmware: VC2S038D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1314 1450 1481 418 201 200 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,749 Write 1,647 Mixed 1,186 SusWrite 844 304% 1,356 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 73.1 261% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 1,028 DQ Mixed 894 666% 869 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 578%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 92 91 91 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 93 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 90.1 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 51%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$69 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 718GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 106 105 107 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 105 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C18 4x8GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 35.9 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.5 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% 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	56	165	27"	1280 720	HPN3735 HP X27qc

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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 - $200

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,884x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,778x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,907x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,991x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,681x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,533x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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	771x
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: $1,370

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16