MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 310% UFO	Desktop 130% UFO	Workstation 337% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 135%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	238% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	281% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '23 at 11:07
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600KF-$221 24,875 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 236 2-Core 476 138% 268 Pts	4-Core 953 8-Core 1,588 155% 1,271 Pts	64-Core 2,702 167% 2,702 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 127%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% Zotac(19DA 4666) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	238% Outstanding	Lighting 355 Reflection 318 Parallax 363 289% 345 fps	MRender 396 Gravity 312 Splatting 206 238% 305 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 995 608 532 532 525 519 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,033 Write 1,769 Mixed 1,888 SusWrite 618 353% 1,577 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 103 338% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,353 DQ Write 1,165 DQ Mixed 1,267 947% 1,261 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 410%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$73 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 31GB free Firmware: 32A0T54B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 534 152 706 391 245 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,614 Write 513 Mixed 749 SusWrite 415 181% 823 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 71.2 230% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 756 DQ Write 1,118 DQ Mixed 480 491% 784 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 3600 C18 Series 4x8GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3700 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 48.1 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 42.7 131% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 30.2 SC Write 52 SC Mixed 38.2 115% 40.1 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 127%

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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 $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,869x
Core i7-12700KIntel $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,765x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,903x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,675x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,524x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,313x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	1,155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	667x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16