MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	159% 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	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

5 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	56.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '23 at 22:00
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (44^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-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 65.6 1-Core 196 2-Core 392 111% 218 Pts	4-Core 757 8-Core 1,269 123% 1,013 Pts	64-Core 2154 133% 2154 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 274 Parallax 190 190% 233 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 160 Splatting 131 142% 181 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ3 256GB 7,536 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.T SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 178 176 50 43 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 678 Write 622 Mixed 554 SusWrite 144 112% 500 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 36.3 146% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 598 DQ Write 546 DQ Mixed 516 402% 553 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 131%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 940GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 267 159 160 162 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 462 Mixed 441 SusWrite 226 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 46.5 153% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 335 253% 339 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 128%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 615GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3211 3313 3160 2367 1552 1558 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	445% Outstanding	Read 2,871 Write 3,105 Mixed 3,142 SusWrite 2,527 658% 2,911 MB/s	4K Read 84 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 109 362% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,589 DQ Write 1,242 DQ Mixed 1,415 1,059% 1,416 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 445% Great: 488%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 417GB free Firmware: MS2OA8S0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 137 138 141 138 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 173 Write 181 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 138 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GB 11,909 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 21.4 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 21.9 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 128%

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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	70	57	165	27"	1280 720	HPN3673 OMEN 27i IPS

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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 $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,856x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,757x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

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	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	665x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,115

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 $178	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