MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
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PC StatusOverall 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics104% 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 Drive44% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D25
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A DDR4  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211213
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 09 '23 at 04:42
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12400F-$133
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 87.9
1-Core 167
2-Core 332
105% 196 Pts
4-Core 626
8-Core 945
98% 785 Pts
64-Core 1,220
76% 1,220 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
MSI(1462 3812) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.4.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 144
Parallax 220
109% 166 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 151
Splatting 98.2
98% 123 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD easystore 240GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EF430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 73 44 32 12 23 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
44% Average
Read 449
Write 299
Mixed 188
SusWrite 59
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 12.8
69% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 38.6
DQ Write 51.8
DQ Mixed 17.2
21% 35.9 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 44%
Great: 57%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
86GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,548
Write 2347
Mixed 1,657
486% 2,184 MB/s
4K Read 70.8
4K Write 220
4K Mixed 100
352% 130 MB/s
DQ Read 1,748
DQ Write 1,402
DQ Mixed 1,515
1,150% 1,555 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
63GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 88 89 88 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 130
Write 124
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 87.2
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.4
129% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Chun Well Holding Limited D4U0832160B 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 36.7
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 30.1
86% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 69.6
57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%

 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 19,464 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 199%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
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Workstation
Workstation 203%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,114
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