MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	352% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 91% 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	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '22 at 05:21
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$160 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 208 2-Core 400 122% 233 Pts	4-Core 797 8-Core 1,364 131% 1,080 Pts	64-Core 1,842 114% 1,842 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$150 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Gigabyte(1458 2313) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.8% Good	Lighting 59.7 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 189 49% 103 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 143 Splatting 96 84% 103 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 765GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1571 1634 1717 1688 1688 1222 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,320 Write 1,525 Mixed 1,290 SusWrite 1,587 375% 1,681 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 101 332% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,419 DQ Write 1,221 DQ Mixed 509 603% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 373%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2047 2032 2035 1986 1472 1474 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	393% Outstanding	Read 2,261 Write 2,062 Mixed 1,710 SusWrite 1,841 442% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 106 341% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 2,078 DQ Write 1,694 DQ Mixed 1,882 1,410% 1,885 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 393% Great: 435%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 71GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 228 228 214 191 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 389 Write 259 Mixed 264 SusWrite 218 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 38.9 159% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 240 175% 228 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 94%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1.5TB free Firmware: SS0411BB SusWrite @10s intervals: 2119 2123 2123 2130 2121 2134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	409% Outstanding	Read 2,488 Write 2134 Mixed 126 SusWrite 2,125 383% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 255 4K Mixed 107 375% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,427 DQ Write 1,444 DQ Mixed 593 678% 1,155 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 409% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 168 170 170 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 146 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 168 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Chun Well Holding Limited CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x16GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 36.9 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 31.5 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

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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 - $144

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $160Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,939x
Core i7-12700KIntel $210Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,825x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $205Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,927x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,113x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,005x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $429Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,702x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,545x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,323x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $89Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,166x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	788x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	723x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	677x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $961

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353