MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 326% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 325% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	273% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	267% 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.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '23 at 23:48
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$152 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 206 2-Core 414 126% 239 Pts	4-Core 811 8-Core 1,307 130% 1,059 Pts	64-Core 1,897 117% 1,897 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XTX-$1,000 5,548 User benchmarks, average bench 257% AMD(1002 0E3B) ≥ 4GB Ram: 24GB, Driver: 23.8.1 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	273% Outstanding	Lighting 353 Reflection 488 Parallax 803 287% 548 fps	MRender 538 Gravity 308 Splatting 494 369% 447 fps
Poor: 216% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 293%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 15,656 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 670GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1369 382 794 942 921 562 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,438 Write 2,728 Mixed 1,567 SusWrite 828 372% 1,641 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 66.5 271% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 2,090 DQ Write 1,354 DQ Mixed 841 865% 1,428 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 491%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 634GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2781 3000 3015 2867 1545 1546 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	468% Outstanding	Read 2,773 Write 3,251 Mixed 2,998 SusWrite 2,459 649% 2,870 MB/s	4K Read 76.6 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 114 380% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 2,190 DQ Write 1,802 DQ Mixed 2,091 1,540% 2028 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 468% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 4000 C16 Series 2x8GB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	MC Read 56.4 MC Write 54.9 MC Mixed 51.2 155% 54.2 GB/s	SC Read 31.7 SC Write 51.8 SC Mixed 39.9 118% 41.1 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 148%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 0P 4R 3G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	7%	95	218	60	120	72.3"	1920 1080	GSMC0C8 LG TV SSCR2

History: Score 28: 0P 3R 4G 1B | Score 29: 0P 4R 3G 0B

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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	5,865x
Core i7-12700KIntel $214Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,762x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,900x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,673x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,523x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 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 $300	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16