MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	351% 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	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	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 WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '22 at 02:42
Run Duration	419 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 72.1 1-Core 204 2-Core 412 117% 229 Pts	4-Core 818 8-Core 1,592 143% 1,205 Pts	64-Core 2,783 172% 2,783 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 122 Parallax 127 111% 128 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 107 Splatting 92 91% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 200GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 462 484 485 486 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 483 Mixed 464 SusWrite 481 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 52.2 173% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 338 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1556 1122 947 846 794 758 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,699 Write 2,479 Mixed 1,868 SusWrite 1,004 450% 2,012 MB/s	4K Read 72.2 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 107 363% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,720 DQ Write 1,383 DQ Mixed 1,532 1,152% 1,545 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 410%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 109GB free Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 62 253 53 62 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 628 Write 332 Mixed 416 SusWrite 99.6 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 50.2 196% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 178 154% 220 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 758GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 120 120 141 140 141 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 168 Write 138 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 131 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 107%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 221GB free Firmware: AM0P3M SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 107 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 102 Write 107 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 108 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBR2 CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBR2 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.1% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 96.7 41% 96.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 50%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,968x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,901x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,475x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,408x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,187x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,129x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	910x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	796x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	408x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	374x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	300x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,430

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $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