MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 128%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	6.76% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	560% 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.

CPU throttled at 94% 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211228
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '22 at 00:47
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$240 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 221 2-Core 433 132% 250 Pts	4-Core 852 8-Core 1,701 151% 1,276 Pts	64-Core 2,591 160% 2,591 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1191 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	6.76% Terrible	Lighting 10.1 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 12.9 8% 12.8 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 13.5 Splatting 1 4% 5.17 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.76% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4512 4427 4287 4513 1186 1454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	560% Outstanding	Read 3,504 Write 4,229 Mixed 2,880 SusWrite 3,396 791% 3,502 MB/s	4K Read 70.8 4K Write 328 4K Mixed 108 419% 169 MB/s	DQ Read 2,322 DQ Write 1,467 DQ Mixed 2,068 1,495% 1,952 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 560% Great: 578%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GTZSW 2x16GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4010 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	MC Read 54.4 MC Write 53.6 MC Mixed 49.3 150% 52.4 GB/s	SC Read 33.9 SC Write 55.7 SC Mixed 41.8 125% 43.8 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 145%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,981x
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,917x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $218Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,489x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,413x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,194x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,139x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	915x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	804x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	545x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	411x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	376x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	302x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,429

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	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