MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 527% UFO	Desktop 129% UFO	Workstation 630% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 134%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	414% 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	559% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	54.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, , 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221108
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '22 at 02:32
Run Duration	346 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700K-$339 41,056 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 230 2-Core 460 136% 262 Pts	4-Core 922 8-Core 1,802 161% 1,362 Pts	64-Core 3,291 204% 3,291 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,791 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5102) CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	414% Outstanding	Lighting 673 Reflection 613 Parallax 800 548% 695 fps	MRender 554 Gravity 586 Splatting 320 382% 487 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 414% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$115 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 768GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4737 4789 4691 1860 1068 1066 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	559% Outstanding	Read 3,246 Write 4,910 Mixed 3,371 SusWrite 3,035 824% 3,640 MB/s	4K Read 89.7 4K Write 298 4K Mixed 125 454% 171 MB/s	DQ Read 2,645 DQ Write 2,047 DQ Mixed 2,263 1,715% 2,318 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 559% Great: 595%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$289 8,674 User benchmarks, average bench 534% 2.5TB free Firmware: 624311WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4624 4629 4641 4631 3760 1544 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	662% Outstanding	Read 4,341 Write 4,618 Mixed 3,451 SusWrite 3,972 923% 4,095 MB/s	4K Read 79.6 4K Write 326 4K Mixed 108 432% 171 MB/s	DQ Read 2862 DQ Write 2,318 DQ Mixed 2,559 1,924% 2,580 MB/s
Poor: 292% ↑ This bench: 662% Great: 682%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 2TB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1882 1946 1943 1941 1948 1938 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	404% Outstanding	Read 2659 Write 1,948 Mixed 248 SusWrite 1,933 377% 1,697 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 288 4K Mixed 107 395% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 1,376 DQ Write 1,264 DQ Mixed 536 617% 1,058 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 404% Great: 370%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1TB free Firmware: 42B9T6TB SusWrite @10s intervals: 1457 1110 1052 1053 1053 920 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2,720 Write 1,844 Mixed 1,700 SusWrite 1,107 411% 1,843 MB/s	4K Read 76.8 4K Write 274 4K Mixed 116 410% 156 MB/s	DQ Read 1,294 DQ Write 1,202 DQ Mixed 667 660% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Golden Empire CL16-18-18 D4-3000 4x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	MC Read 51.4 MC Write 54.2 MC Mixed 49.7 148% 51.8 GB/s	SC Read 32.3 SC Write 54.8 SC Mixed 41.4 122% 42.8 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 142%

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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 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,890x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,782x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $213Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,908x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $300Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,995x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,684x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,536x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,158x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16