MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	62.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '22 at 23:40
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$213 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 69 1-Core 200 2-Core 404 114% 224 Pts	4-Core 796 8-Core 1,520 138% 1,158 Pts	64-Core 2,360 146% 2,360 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 124 Parallax 128 112% 130 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 108 Splatting 93.2 92% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 79 79 81 78 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 486 Write 91.5 Mixed 122 SusWrite 79.6 42% 195 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 26.1 107% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 83.6 DQ Mixed 107 87% 125 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 128%
External USB3.0 480GB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 99GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 395 393 395 393 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 38% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 152 152 148 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 100 Write 104 Mixed 73 SusWrite 152 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 224% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Chun Well Holding Limited CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x16GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 19.9 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 102%

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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	5,870x
Core i7-12700KIntel $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,765x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,903x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,676x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,524x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $67Bench 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 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16