MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 227% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 224% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	200% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	470% 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.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '23 at 22:12
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$186 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 166 2-Core 331 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 752 8-Core 1,147 118% 949 Pts	64-Core 1,783 110% 1,783 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% ASRock(1849 5212) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.3.2 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	200% Outstanding	Lighting 252 Reflection 253 Parallax 514 205% 339 fps	MRender 412 Gravity 211 Splatting 338 262% 320 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4064 1839 627 348 217 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	470% Outstanding	Read 4,478 Write 4,054 Mixed 3086 SusWrite 1,207 716% 3,206 MB/s	4K Read 85.4 4K Write 294 4K Mixed 110 426% 163 MB/s	DQ Read 2,234 DQ Write 1,722 DQ Mixed 1,913 1,448% 1,956 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 470% Great: 494%
Adata SX8100NP 256GB 1,828 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 230GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1166 1221 1221 1222 1218 1202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,485 Write 1,182 Mixed 1,172 SusWrite 1,208 335% 1,512 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 89 317% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 731 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 830 603% 778 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 274%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 80GB free Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,099 Write 1,745 Mixed 1,418 320% 1,421 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 282 4K Mixed 84.5 332% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,423 DQ Write 1,460 DQ Mixed 1,195 966% 1,360 MB/s
Poor: 122% Great: 296%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 2,647 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 45.9 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 42.8 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 36.8 107% 37.5 GB/s	Latency 63 63% 63 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 204%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $186Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,839x
Core i7-12700KIntel $248Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,743x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $232Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,892x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,082x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,976x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $450Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,664x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,519x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,308x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,151x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples	763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	711x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	662x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,404

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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