MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 175% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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	131% 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	335% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '23 at 11:58
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600KF-$245 24,875 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 212 2-Core 425 126% 243 Pts	4-Core 843 8-Core 1,423 138% 1,133 Pts	64-Core 2,464 152% 2,464 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 127%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 192 Parallax 187 148% 187 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 186 Splatting 125 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 718GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1794 1889 2086 2210 2213 2209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 1,687 Write 2,264 Mixed 1,542 SusWrite 2,067 428% 1890 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 71.2 248% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,643 DQ Write 1,278 DQ Mixed 1,444 1,084% 1,455 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 365%
PNY CS900 1TB SSD 7,281 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 336GB free Firmware: CS900615 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 414 421 462 460 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 295 Write 115 Mixed 265 SusWrite 434 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 32.6 119% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 206 176% 256 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 465GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 475 478 478 482 471 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 435 Mixed 369 SusWrite 474 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 40.6 136% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 341 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 144 144 144 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 135 Write 138 Mixed 89.1 SusWrite 143 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GVK 2x8GB 3,505 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 46.5 MC Write 47 MC Mixed 43.5 130% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 32.6 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%

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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	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,755x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,669x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
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	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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