MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.67% 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	316% 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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '22 at 22:55
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 216 2-Core 425 126% 243 Pts	4-Core 837 8-Core 1,626 146% 1,231 Pts	64-Core 2,471 153% 2,471 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 122% 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. 30.0.101.1340 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	5.67% Terrible	Lighting 9.6 Reflection 15.1 Parallax 11.2 8% 12 fps	MRender 1.3 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 1.7 2% 1.8 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.67% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 17,877 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 890GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2756 2750 2300 237 215 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 1,036 Write 2,751 Mixed 1,952 SusWrite 1,413 408% 1,788 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 300 4K Mixed 93.4 359% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1,908 DQ Write 1,617 DQ Mixed 1,818 1,347% 1,781 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 333%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 16GB 3,032 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 11GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 6.2 5.5 6.7 5.6 6.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 21.4 Write 11.2 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 6 16% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 12%
SanDisk 16GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 4GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 6.9 6.5 5.9 6.1 7.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 8.7 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 6.5 14% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.4 149% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB-$85 17,829 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 47 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 40.6 124% 43.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32.9 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%

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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 $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,867x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,763x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,901x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,674x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,523x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	667x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16