MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.44% 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 Drive	260% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '22 at 15:35
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$179 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 207 2-Core 416 126% 239 Pts	4-Core 793 8-Core 1351 130% 1,072 Pts	64-Core 1842 114% 1842 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 367 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.100.9837 Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	5.44% Terrible	Lighting 9.6 Reflection 14.8 Parallax 11.5 8% 12 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 1 1% 1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.44% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-PX500-512-80 512GB 2,026 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 445GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1.0.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1368 1485 1495 1484 1480 1502 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,580 Write 1,446 Mixed 926 SusWrite 1469 305% 1,355 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 42 256% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 538 DQ Write 939 DQ Mixed 65 240% 514 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 256%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 16GB free Firmware: SAFM22.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 443 Write 419 Mixed 313 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 29.9 112% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 165 161% 252 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 102%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 95GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 442 267 252 250 251 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 393 Write 416 Mixed 354 SusWrite 322 84% 371 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 33.6 118% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 320 240% 318 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 99%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 191GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 98 98 98 98 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 139 Write 132 Mixed 18 SusWrite 96.3 69% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 24GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 29 7.6 10 9.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 145 Write 31.4 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 20.2 61% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 76% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 36%
USB Flash Memory 16GB 2,042 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 10GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 4.9 2.7 3.3 3.9 3.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	6.83% Terrible	Read 16.8 Write 9.2 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 3.8 13% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.1 82% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.83% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,684 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 48.6 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 42.6 130% 45.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 34.2 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 126%

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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 $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,856x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,757x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,088x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,980x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,671x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,311x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	665x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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