MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	372% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '22 at 08:09
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$159 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 208 2-Core 419 127% 242 Pts	4-Core 836 8-Core 1,448 138% 1,142 Pts	64-Core 2,044 126% 2,044 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3512 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 210 Parallax 137 128% 168 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 138 Splatting 120 118% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 136%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 921 806 820 823 812 818 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 2,778 Write 2542 Mixed 1,893 SusWrite 833 449% 2,012 MB/s	4K Read 79 4K Write 277 4K Mixed 119 419% 158 MB/s	DQ Read 1,907 DQ Write 1,702 DQ Mixed 1,853 1,376% 1,821 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-8GTZRA 2x8GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 55.8 MC Write 52.4 MC Mixed 48.6 149% 52.3 GB/s	SC Read 32.3 SC Write 50.6 SC Mixed 39.2 116% 40.7 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 143%

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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 - $209

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,887x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,778x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,907x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,101x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,992x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,682x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,535x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,315x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,158x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	771x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	715x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	670x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,379

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16