MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 257% UFO	Desktop 125% UFO	Workstation 270% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	212% 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	236% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '22 at 06:25
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^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-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 221 2-Core 440 132% 253 Pts	4-Core 809 8-Core 1,478 137% 1,144 Pts	64-Core 2,124 132% 2,124 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% ASRock(1849 5213) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.8.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Lighting 275 Reflection 254 Parallax 568 224% 366 fps	MRender 419 Gravity 220 Splatting 351 271% 330 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 269GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 750 889 886 924 576 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,476 Write 929 Mixed 905 SusWrite 679 222% 997 MB/s	4K Read 68.7 4K Write 244 4K Mixed 93.2 353% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 893 DQ Mixed 223 284% 487 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 242%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 925GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1210 1388 1359 1449 1453 1455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,374 Write 1,434 Mixed 1,024 SusWrite 1,385 294% 1,304 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 92.2 339% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 690 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 274 363% 647 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 295%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$300 463 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 2TB free Firmware: RKT343.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2628 2711 1004 1001 1006 1003 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 1,513 Write 1,840 Mixed 1,706 SusWrite 1,559 374% 1,654 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 274 4K Mixed 87.3 326% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 2,374 DQ Write 935 DQ Mixed 394 624% 1,235 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 313%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTESA 2x16GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 53.5 MC Write 53.9 MC Mixed 47.4 147% 51.6 GB/s	SC Read 32.6 SC Write 53.5 SC Mixed 44.2 124% 43.4 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 143%

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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	5,858x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,758x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,897x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,088x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,980x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,671x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,523x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,311x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	766x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	665x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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