MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 232% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 268% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	197% 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	306% 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.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '24 at 02:54
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$264 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 87.2 1-Core 205 2-Core 407 122% 233 Pts	4-Core 827 8-Core 1,548 142% 1,187 Pts	64-Core 2,771 172% 2,771 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	197% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 382 Parallax 306 235% 326 fps	MRender 327 Gravity 234 Splatting 173 192% 244 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$132 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 711GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1455 942 1128 1102 796 1101 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,330 Write 2,198 Mixed 1,660 SusWrite 1,087 407% 1,818 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 79.2 272% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1,590 DQ Write 1,219 DQ Mixed 1,354 1,027% 1,388 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 372%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 223GB free Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 263 96 96 114 77 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 395 Write 389 Mixed 327 SusWrite 172 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 16.8 84% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 28.6 82% 173 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$64 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 145 190 187 130 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 146 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 170 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 1,002 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 35.4 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 29.5 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 119%

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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	25	4	360	24.5"	1920 1080	DELA1B5 Dell AW2521H

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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 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $174Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,919x
Core i7-12700KIntel $210Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,799x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $189Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,912x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,104x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,003x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $459Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,689x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,540x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,317x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,163x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	778x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	719x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	673x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $1,188

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16