MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 95% 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 WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 15 '22 at 13:35
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 214 2-Core 425 126% 243 Pts	4-Core 834 8-Core 1,630 146% 1,232 Pts	64-Core 2,422 150% 2,422 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1340 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	5.5% Terrible	Lighting 9.9 Reflection 15.2 Parallax 11.6 8% 12.2 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 0.1 0% 0.7 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.5% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 856GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 39 44 89 78 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 99.6 Write 99.1 Mixed 50 SusWrite 63 57% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB 1,366 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 46 MC Mixed 43.1 129% 45.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.9 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 35.3 107% 37.4 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

UFO

Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,962x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,894x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,407x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,183x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,128x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	909x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	795x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	407x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	374x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	300x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,421

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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