MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 195% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	165% 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	474% 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 91% 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, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '22 at 05:08
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 86.4 1-Core 210 2-Core 407 122% 234 Pts	4-Core 763 8-Core 1,362 128% 1,062 Pts	64-Core 1904 118% 1904 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8813); ASUS TUF CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 225 Parallax 220 199% 230 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 165 Splatting 134 146% 185 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 576GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3363 3225 1752 1748 1768 1760 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	474% Outstanding	Read 3,010 Write 3,506 Mixed 3,191 SusWrite 2,269 676% 2,994 MB/s	4K Read 90.1 4K Write 253 4K Mixed 131 438% 158 MB/s	DQ Read 2,017 DQ Write 1,519 DQ Mixed 1,709 1,294% 1,748 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 474% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 46GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 181 83 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 482 Mixed 411 SusWrite 166 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 53.1 194% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 338 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 488 488 488 416 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 482 Mixed 457 SusWrite 445 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 63.5 217% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 336 253% 339 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 129%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 477GB free Firmware: VB411D43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 176 247 185 195 174 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 321 Write 589 Mixed 722 SusWrite 241 107% 468 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 79.2 181% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,208 DQ Write 758 DQ Mixed 1,221 846% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 309%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 100GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 109 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 118 Write 105 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 107 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 109%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$86 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 160 161 161 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 150 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 160 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF4000C19D4/8GX 2x8GB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 54 MC Write 52.6 MC Mixed 46.8 146% 51.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 49.9 SC Mixed 33.3 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 137%

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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	1,523x
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