MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	396% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	117.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '23 at 23:01
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 111 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 1.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 66.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 253 81% 151 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 930 83% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,690 105% 1,690 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia T1000 1,034 User benchmarks, average bench 38% HP(103C 12DB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.98 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.1% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 50.9 Parallax 43.2 37% 46.5 fps	MRender 49.9 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 46.7 38% 45.8 fps
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 625GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2117 2269 2337 2325 2327 911 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	396% Outstanding	Read 2,552 Write 2,400 Mixed 2,317 SusWrite 2,048 524% 2,329 MB/s	4K Read 79.5 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 110 364% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,358 DQ Write 1,144 DQ Mixed 1,238 931% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 396% Great: 410%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 571GB free Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2109 2187 2185 2162 2161 698 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 1,662 Write 2168 Mixed 1,790 SusWrite 1917 427% 1,884 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 80.8 288% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,382 DQ Write 1,184 DQ Mixed 1,295 967% 1287 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 365%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 129 129 128 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 116 Write 121 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 130 153% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
J&A Inc 4x31.8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 28.7 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 21.3 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 128%

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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	5,863x
Core i7-12700KIntel $207Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,760x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $183Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,899x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,983x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,673x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,523x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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	767x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	667x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,404

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16