MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% 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.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '23 at 13:46
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$168 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 196 2-Core 384 117% 222 Pts	4-Core 754 8-Core 1,304 125% 1,029 Pts	64-Core 1,845 114% 1,845 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 102 Parallax 92.9 84% 99.5 fps	MRender 99.6 Gravity 93.7 Splatting 79.7 73% 91 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 437 446 461 467 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 462 Mixed 447 SusWrite 442 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 48.2 161% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 282 228% 323 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 131GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,015 Write 2,266 Mixed 1,771 451% 2,017 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 84.1 318% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,594 DQ Write 805 DQ Mixed 1,341 958% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake Co Ltd R009D408GX2-3600C18B 4x8GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 51.3 MC Write 51.3 MC Mixed 47.6 143% 50.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 36.2 103% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	60	27"	1280 720	SAM0D32 C27F390

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $144

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,941x
Core i7-12700KIntel $230Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,825x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $208Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,927x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,113x
RTX 3070Nvidia $497Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,006x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $429Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,702x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $112Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,545x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,323x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,167x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	788x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	723x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	677x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $974

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353