MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	207% 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.
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.

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.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	11.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '22 at 04:28
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$163 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 79.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 784 79% 642 Pts	64-Core 1,517 94% 1,517 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	207% Outstanding	Lighting 309 Reflection 372 Parallax 307 252% 329 fps	MRender 346 Gravity 244 Splatting 173 199% 255 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 225%

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% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1880 Write 1,740 Mixed 1,322 367% 1,648 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 74.2 251% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,864 DQ Write 1,394 DQ Mixed 1,046 940% 1,435 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 438GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 263 249 248 344 258 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 209 Write 162 Mixed 157 SusWrite 285 46% 203 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 19.9 75% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 49.4 DQ Write 52.1 DQ Mixed 45.3 36% 48.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-8GTZKW 2x8GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 27.2 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 81.5 49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 139%

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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 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	5,864x
Core i7-12700KIntel $207Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,762x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $183Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,899x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,983x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,673x

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	1,313x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	768x
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: $1,389

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16