MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 236% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 282% 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	204% 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	293% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	57 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	May 12 '24 at 20:11
Run Duration	309 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i9-12900K-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 210 2-Core 408 122% 234 Pts	4-Core 818 8-Core 1,628 144% 1,223 Pts	64-Core 2,879 178% 2,879 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 274 Parallax 305 246% 294 fps	MRender 331 Gravity 248 Splatting 182 200% 254 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 961 590 654 652 639 580 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,661 Write 2,190 Mixed 1,792 SusWrite 679 408% 1,831 MB/s	4K Read 70.6 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 87.2 337% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,125 DQ Write 783 DQ Mixed 804 641% 904 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 155 155 154 155 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 485 Mixed 362 SusWrite 189 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 52.6 181% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 338 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 119GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 310 300 295 288 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 483 Mixed 465 SusWrite 321 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 59.1 193% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 337 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 456GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3080 2889 1726 1726 1722 1732 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	429% Outstanding	Read 2,753 Write 3168 Mixed 2,780 SusWrite 2,146 612% 2,712 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 114 353% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,891 DQ Write 1,542 DQ Mixed 1,710 1,282% 1,714 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 429% Great: 488%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 375GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 138 140 139 138 140 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 159 Write 150 Mixed 102 SusWrite 139 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESC.M16FE 4x16GB 366 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 35.9 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 35 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%

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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	240	24.5"	1280 720	BNQ7F83 ZOWIE XL LCD

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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 $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,896x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,784x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,102x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,996x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,684x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,537x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	716x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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