MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	68.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	129% 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	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 92% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '21 at 23:35
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 80.5 1-Core 238 2-Core 465 133% 261 Pts	4-Core 908 8-Core 1,794 160% 1,351 Pts	64-Core 3,211 199% 3,211 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.8% Good	Lighting 86.9 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 80.1 71% 84.6 fps	MRender 88.4 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 72.3 65% 80.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 345 341 341 340 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 436 SusWrite 390 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 65.9 221% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 338 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 666GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 488 488 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 483 Mixed 463 SusWrite 488 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 61.9 212% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 337 254% 340 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 621GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 172 168 172 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 43.7 Mixed 75 SusWrite 171 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 32.3 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 29.7 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 123%

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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 $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,753x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,668x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,309x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,154x

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	663x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,397

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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16