MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	263% 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	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	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '22 at 13:08
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$163 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 85.7 1-Core 215 2-Core 431 126% 244 Pts	4-Core 866 8-Core 1,367 137% 1,116 Pts	64-Core 2,044 126% 2,044 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.6% Average	Lighting 58 Reflection 81.1 Parallax 51.9 47% 63.7 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 57.2 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 34,043 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFK0N01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1234 587 518 546 499 559 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,360 Write 1557 Mixed 1,378 SusWrite 657 279% 1,238 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 268 4K Mixed 90.1 345% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,330 DQ Write 1,486 DQ Mixed 1,348 1,031% 1,388 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 244%
Drevo Ares 256GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 71GB free Firmware: C2.1.6S SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 205 211 212 211 210 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 600 Write 513 Mixed 557 SusWrite 217 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 54 204% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 376 DQ Mixed 363 272% 360 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 168%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 575GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 160 165 165 165 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 148 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 162 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 109%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: 01.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 91.1 Write 85.3 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 89.2 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 472 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 38.7 116% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 32.4 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%

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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	5,869x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,765x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,902x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,675x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,524x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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	769x
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16