MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	85% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '21 at 07:28
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	31%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 211 2-Core 416 122% 236 Pts	4-Core 798 8-Core 1,500 137% 1,149 Pts	64-Core 2,418 150% 2,418 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275 75,918 User benchmarks, average bench 85% XFX(1682 5705) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.11.2 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 124 Parallax 161 89% 131 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 108 Splatting 76.4 76% 95.6 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 92 81 90 91 100 MB/s Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57% Above average	Read 263 Write 123 Mixed 162 SusWrite 92.7 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 31.2 117% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 92 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 94.5 75% 104 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 75%
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 223GB free Firmware: E8FK11.G Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 260 257 261 258 259 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 799 Write 664 Mixed 756 SusWrite 307 142% 632 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 51.8 208% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 668 DQ Write 702 DQ Mixed 588 469% 652 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 141%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 185 185 182 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 165 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 185 110% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 64GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 27GB free, PID c75a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 30 30 27 30 30 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 24.2 Write 16.2 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 28.3 27% 20.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x4GB 364 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 27.8 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 27.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 119%

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

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Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

UFO

Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,858x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,759x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,899x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,088x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,981x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,672x

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	1,312x
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 $269	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16