MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	95.3% 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	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	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '22 at 11:05
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$153 40,032 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 (68^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 80.1 1-Core 204 2-Core 410 119% 231 Pts	4-Core 754 8-Core 1,268 123% 1,011 Pts	64-Core 1,828 113% 1,828 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 114 Parallax 134 106% 126 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 118 Splatting 107 108% 137 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB7S512G1122 512GB 1,543 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3540000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 205 206 106 52 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 443 Mixed 263 SusWrite 152 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 45 175% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 194 176% 272 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 100%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$172 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 747GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 486 485 488 485 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 483 Mixed 465 SusWrite 477 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 69.6 234% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 136%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 122 120 122 121 122 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 153 Write 114 Mixed 105 SusWrite 120 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905622-058.A00G 4x8GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 26.5 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 79%

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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 $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,869x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,765x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,902x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,675x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,523x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,313x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	667x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16