MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	456% 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.

CPU throttled at 91% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '22 at 09:28
Run Duration	360 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$182 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 204 2-Core 406 124% 235 Pts	4-Core 804 8-Core 1,281 128% 1,042 Pts	64-Core 1,904 118% 1,904 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 2630) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 131 Parallax 143 118% 140 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 102 Splatting 98.6 92% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kioxia-exceria PRO SSD 1TB 517 User benchmarks, average bench 358% 836GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFA10.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2768 4265 3916 1310 1247 1283 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	456% Outstanding	Read 2,256 Write 4,067 Mixed 2,634 SusWrite 2,465 648% 2,855 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 359 4K Mixed 117 422% 177 MB/s	DQ Read 2,137 DQ Write 1,679 DQ Mixed 1,985 1,464% 1,934 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 456% Great: 460%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 18GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 451 Write 357 Mixed 318 83% 375 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 34.9 137% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 100 122% 214 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 128 130 128 129 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 141 Write 134 Mixed 82 SusWrite 129 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 10.3 4K Mixed 1 47% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1.5 DQ Write 14 DQ Mixed 1.5 3% 5.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 39%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 141GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 428 428 431 433 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 356 Write 395 Mixed 374 SusWrite 430 88% 388 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 49.2 169% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 142 162% 277 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 514GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 77 82 81 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	41% Average	Read 64.5 Write 66.5 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 78.4 42% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 335GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 93 104 104 103 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 73.5 Write 68.5 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 101 60% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 282GB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 104 104 105 104 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 89 Write 113 Mixed 49.9 SusWrite 107 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.7 235% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GTZ 2x16GB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 39.6 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 29.4 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 144%

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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 $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,847x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,746x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,893x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,084x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,977x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,665x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,520x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,308x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	764x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	711x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,400

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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