MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 192% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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	154% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 94% 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	17.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '22 at 09:37
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700F-$250 19,845 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 76.8 1-Core 203 2-Core 405 118% 228 Pts	4-Core 793 8-Core 1,509 137% 1,151 Pts	64-Core 2,298 142% 2,298 Pts
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 116%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 213 Parallax 204 186% 215 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 156 Splatting 138 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$66 8,064 User benchmarks, average bench 328% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,986 Write 3,966 Mixed 2,460 772% 3,471 MB/s	4K Read 71.5 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 105 365% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,427 DQ Write 1,517 DQ Mixed 1,698 1,215% 1,548 MB/s
Poor: 162% Great: 463%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 789GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1735 1770 1770 1766 1767 925 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 1,122 Write 1,728 Mixed 1,293 SusWrite 1622 328% 1,441 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 273 4K Mixed 85.6 337% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 1,586 DQ Mixed 875 745% 1,058 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 299%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 894GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 407 408 268 267 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 477 Mixed 350 SusWrite 342 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 51.4 187% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 246 207% 302 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 25.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 86.6 46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 96%

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

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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	4,754x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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 $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,310x
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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,403

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 $45	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