MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	353% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 17 '23 at 18:53
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$291 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 74.8 1-Core 201 2-Core 398 116% 225 Pts	4-Core 804 8-Core 1,402 133% 1103 Pts	64-Core 2,685 166% 2,685 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 122 Parallax 125 110% 127 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 105 Splatting 92.2 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 156GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 444 419 440 441 434 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 482 Mixed 467 SusWrite 441 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 49.3 166% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 339 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 263GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1652 1383 1040 950 992 953 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	353% Outstanding	Read 2,677 Write 2470 Mixed 1,910 SusWrite 1,162 460% 2,055 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 105 342% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,641 DQ Write 1416 DQ Mixed 1,512 1,138% 1,523 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 353% Great: 410%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 97GB free Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 77 125 53 62 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 628 Write 328 Mixed 416 SusWrite 96.5 81% 367 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 52.5 207% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 177 152% 217 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Liteonit LCT-128M3S 128GB 2,346 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 119GB free Firmware: VAC8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 208 208 192 208 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 481 Write 209 Mixed 240 SusWrite 205 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 31.6 114% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 160 143% 218 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 266GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 130 146 152 109 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 118 Write 122 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 131 72% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 168 162 162 171 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 136 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 159 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 114%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 219GB free Firmware: AM0P3M SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 108 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 105 Write 112 Mixed 34.9 SusWrite 107 65% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBR2 CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBR2 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 50%

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,971x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,908x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,477x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,410x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,190x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,133x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	911x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	800x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	410x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	375x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	301x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,417

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16