MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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.
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.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220224
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '22 at 00:03
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12400F-$133 48,886 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 181 2-Core 334 109% 202 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,007 96% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,234 76% 1,234 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 881D); E2811U-C DUAL RTX3060-O12G CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 118 Parallax 122 108% 124 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 101 Splatting 87.7 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 672GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,801 Write 1,971 Mixed 1,682 407% 1,818 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 67.6 259% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,752 DQ Write 1,301 DQ Mixed 1,417 1,089% 1,490 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 300%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 181 Write 154 Mixed 97.1 107% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 32,187 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 37.7 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 30.1 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

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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 $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,847x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,746x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,893x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,084x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,977x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,665x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,520x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,308x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	764x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	711x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,400

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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