MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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.
Boot Drive	316% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '22 at 00:19
Run Duration	498 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	36%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$190 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 211 2-Core 424 126% 242 Pts	4-Core 848 8-Core 1,683 150% 1,266 Pts	64-Core 2,594 161% 2,594 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 17,082 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2155 2130 2039 1865 1095 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 2,051 Mixed 1,517 SusWrite 1,622 432% 1,933 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 70.1 221% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 880 DQ Write 1,201 DQ Mixed 1,150 838% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 332%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 636GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 463 467 467 466 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 422 Mixed 281 SusWrite 465 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.8 173% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 269 221% 317 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 119%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 520GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 444 456 458 457 458 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 454 Mixed 395 SusWrite 456 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 51.9 170% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 288 234% 332 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$130 3,931 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 664GB free Firmware: ECFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2503 2572 1052 982 992 899 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 1,718 Write 2,634 Mixed 1843 SusWrite 1,500 436% 1,924 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 261 4K Mixed 87.1 323% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,510 DQ Write 1,280 DQ Mixed 1,433 1,063% 1,407 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 322%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 579GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 464 470 470 469 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 446 Mixed 413 SusWrite 470 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 63.3 212% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 195GB free Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1168 1179 1175 1165 1140 1136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,839 Write 1,191 Mixed 790 SusWrite 1,160 277% 1,245 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 65.1 248% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,227 DQ Write 387 DQ Mixed 572 484% 729 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 247%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 939GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 160 163 165 162 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 130 Write 107 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 161 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 114%
SABRENT 1TB 271GB free Firmware: RKT303.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2532 1133 983 983 984 976 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 161 162 165 162 164 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 79 Write 118 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 160 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 226% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB-$250 1,449 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 46.6 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 43.7 130% 45.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 39.7 111% 39 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 135%

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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 $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,858x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,758x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,897x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,088x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,980x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,671x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,523x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,311x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	766x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	665x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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