MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 219% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 246% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	205% 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	346% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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 DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '22 at 21:00
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700F-$250 19,845 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 74.5 1-Core 199 2-Core 402 116% 225 Pts	4-Core 781 8-Core 1,445 133% 1,113 Pts	64-Core 2,274 141% 2,274 Pts
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 116%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% MSI(1462 389B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Lighting 299 Reflection 271 Parallax 305 244% 292 fps	MRender 351 Gravity 250 Splatting 186 206% 262 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1784 903 899 898 896 892 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,650 Write 2,470 Mixed 1,891 SusWrite 1,045 451% 2,014 MB/s	4K Read 71.8 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 104 349% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,672 DQ Write 1,358 DQ Mixed 1499 1,126% 1,510 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 496GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 490 490 490 490 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 483 Mixed 415 SusWrite 490 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 52.1 185% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 334 252% 337 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 977GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 459 459 459 459 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 456 Mixed 420 SusWrite 460 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 28.5 152% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 39.1 83% 163 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 154 159 161 173 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 95.2 Write 139 Mixed 103 SusWrite 162 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 417% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 26 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 24.9 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 91.5 44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 106%

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Gaming 200%

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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 $250Bench 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 $132	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