MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 306% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 335% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 126%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	252% 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	533% 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.

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Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220623
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '23 at 04:16
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$221 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 213 2-Core 428 128% 244 Pts	4-Core 854 8-Core 1530 143% 1,192 Pts	64-Core 2,486 154% 2,486 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$767 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% Asus(1043 88DD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Lighting 367 Reflection 352 Parallax 380 299% 367 fps	MRender 508 Gravity 310 Splatting 223 269% 347 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHPP41-1000GM 1TB 2,201 User benchmarks, average bench 422% 560GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51060A20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2094 1861 1849 1858 1852 1868 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	533% Outstanding	Read 4,818 Write 2,310 Mixed 2,731 SusWrite 1,897 652% 2,939 MB/s	4K Read 83.1 4K Write 332 4K Mixed 128 466% 181 MB/s	DQ Read 2,087 DQ Write 1,571 DQ Mixed 1,780 1,344% 1,812 MB/s
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 533% Great: 556%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$55 495,311 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 22GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2536 Write 2,385 Mixed 1,785 498% 2,235 MB/s	4K Read 71.5 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 103 354% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,910 DQ Write 1,650 DQ Mixed 1,796 1,342% 1,785 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 346%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 21GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,476 Write 2,105 Mixed 1,568 455% 2,050 MB/s	4K Read 68.4 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 99.1 347% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 1,670 DQ Mixed 1,160 929% 1,278 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
WD Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016)-$103 288 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 146GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 179 177 186 188 168 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 157 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 178 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.7 230% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GVKC Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GVK Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GVKC Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GVK 32GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 45.9 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 42.8 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 28.6 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 37.4 108% 37.6 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 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 - $139

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $169Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,928x
Core i7-12700KIntel $221Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,811x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $204Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,917x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,107x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,004x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $449Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,699x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,541x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,320x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,166x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	784x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	721x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	675x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369