MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	74.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '22 at 19:52
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$275 31,850 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 (60^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 189 2-Core 374 119% 218 Pts	4-Core 691 8-Core 1,115 115% 903 Pts	64-Core 1,844 124% 1,844 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$222 373,044 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3540 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Lighting 95.4 Reflection 93.3 Parallax 89.5 77% 92.7 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 85.3 Splatting 76.5 72% 90.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 75%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 399,889 User benchmarks, average bench 330% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 2,373 Write 2,095 Mixed 1,653 454% 2,040 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 96.9 329% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,782 DQ Write 1,412 DQ Mixed 1,554 1,175% 1,583 MB/s
Poor: 224% Great: 411%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 624,768 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 197 193 184 192 182 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 66.9 Write 80.9 Mixed 62 SusWrite 184 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 78% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$73 338,612 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 38.6 117% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 30.4 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 36: 2R 6G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
36%	27%	60	99	6	165	27"	2560 1440	SPT6B3D Sceptre Y27

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Gaming 181%

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Desktop 112%

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Workstation 189%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $220

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $275Bench 109%, 31,850 samples	3,103x
Core i7-12700KIntel $350Bench 111%, 46,532 samples	2,578x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $370Bench 111%, 18,453 samples	937x

GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $630Bench 167%, 110,309 samples	883x
RTX 3080Nvidia $760Bench 208%, 335,730 samples	684x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $900Bench 233%, 107,762 samples	649x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $130Bench 407%, 149,285 samples	753x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 330%, 399,889 samples	669x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 286%, 89,217 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 97%, 28,830 samples	316x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 86%, 33,300 samples	307x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 29,084 samples	287x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $275	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $470	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $535	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $350	Nvidia RTX 3050 $300	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $449	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16