MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.88% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	374% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '22 at 21:26
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$255 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 78.9 1-Core 209 2-Core 414 120% 234 Pts	4-Core 825 8-Core 1,630 145% 1,228 Pts	64-Core 2,947 182% 2,947 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P400 5,817 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Nvidia(10DE 11BE) 2GB CLim: 1252 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	8.88% Terrible	Lighting 10.9 Reflection 12.6 Parallax 9.1 9% 10.9 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 9.5 Splatting 12.1 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.88% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$80 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 720GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2103 1738 1736 1732 1735 1734 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 2,006 Write 2,422 Mixed 1,882 SusWrite 1,796 458% 2,027 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 264 4K Mixed 90.1 340% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 2,040 DQ Write 1,574 DQ Mixed 1,790 1,344% 1,802 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 347%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$80 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 633GB free Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2087 1729 1729 1729 1732 1732 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 1,995 Write 2,229 Mixed 1,843 SusWrite 1,790 443% 1,964 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 83.1 309% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 2,136 DQ Write 1,686 DQ Mixed 1,932 1,440% 1,918 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 347%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB-$59 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 77GB free Firmware: JF3ZD0H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 82 82 81 82 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 87.7 Write 88.3 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 80.8 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 59%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 227GB free Firmware: 2AR20003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 54 55 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 49.5 Write 40.5 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 54.2 33% 44.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 59%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 434GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 92 92 92 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 115 Write 92.6 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 91.2 119% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 168% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 63%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 28GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 19 20 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 36.9 Write 19.2 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 19.5 31% 25 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.6 139% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 44%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 3.1 4.1 4.8 4.2 4.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	5.62% Terrible	Read 26.9 Write 18.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 4.1 15% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.62% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905734-101.A00G 2x31.5GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 32.6 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 29.5 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

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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 - $144

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $160Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,939x
Core i7-12700KIntel $210Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,825x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $205Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,927x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,113x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,005x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $429Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,702x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,545x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,323x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $89Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,166x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	788x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	723x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	677x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $961

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353