MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics5.44% 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 Drive323% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D25
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A DDR4  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '21 at 19:10
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
CPU Throttled 94%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12600K-$182
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Memory 82.9
1-Core 226
2-Core 444
129% 251 Pts
4-Core 860
8-Core 1,494
142% 1,177 Pts
64-Core 2,081
129% 2,081 Pts
Poor: 100%
This bench: 122%
Great: 117%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB
Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.100.9837
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
5.44% Terrible
Lighting 9.6
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 11.2
8% 11.8 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 1
Splatting 1
1% 1 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.44%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2034 602 609 608 608 607 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
323% Outstanding
Read 2,395
Write 2,082
Mixed 1,456
SusWrite 845
378% 1,695 MB/s
4K Read 69.1
4K Write 226
4K Mixed 105
359% 133 MB/s
DQ Read 1,872
DQ Write 999
DQ Mixed 1670
1,179% 1,513 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 323%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 28.8
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 32.1
SC Mixed 25.8
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 19,409 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 199%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 203%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,400
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