MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 128%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	115% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 92% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 16:58
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	92%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 220 2-Core 441 131% 251 Pts	4-Core 870 8-Core 1,739 154% 1,304 Pts	64-Core 2,921 181% 2,921 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 113 Parallax 131 105% 124 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 116 Splatting 105 97% 121 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 369GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 401 412 418 418 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 433 Mixed 361 SusWrite 419 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 49.4 181% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 247 211% 310 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 383GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 469 468 490 490 491 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 441 Mixed 379 SusWrite 482 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 51.6 190% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 339 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C18D4/8G 2x8GB 1,404 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 37.5 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31.3 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,754x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,669x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,310x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,403

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16