MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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.
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.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '22 at 21:05
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 71.4 1-Core 205 2-Core 384 114% 220 Pts	4-Core 761 8-Core 1,230 122% 995 Pts	64-Core 1,764 109% 1,764 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6650-XT 4,246 User benchmarks, average bench 110% PowerColor(148C 2418) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 122 Parallax 233 98% 158 fps	MRender 214 Gravity 121 Splatting 146 129% 161 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,537 Write 1,660 Mixed 1,308 336% 1,502 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 66.7 244% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,637 DQ Write 621 DQ Mixed 385 481% 881 MB/s
Poor: 164% Great: 276%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 845GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 160 162 160 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 152 Mixed 103 SusWrite 160 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-2400C15-8GVR Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Skill Intl F4-2400C15-8GVR Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 25.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 24.2 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 74%

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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 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	5,853x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,755x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,896x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,087x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,671x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,522x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,119

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 $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