MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 128%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	239% 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 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '21 at 18:37
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 228 2-Core 450 133% 256 Pts	4-Core 887 8-Core 1,660 152% 1,274 Pts	64-Core 2,655 164% 2,655 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 134 Parallax 123 102% 127 fps	MRender 94.3 Gravity 125 Splatting 112 91% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 299 301 300 300 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,049 Write 1,493 Mixed 596 SusWrite 465 254% 1,151 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 59.7 267% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,054 DQ Write 1137 DQ Mixed 702 637% 964 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 236%
PNY CS900 960GB-$48 5,902 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 826GB free Firmware: CS900KA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 457 459 462 465 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 451 Mixed 385 SusWrite 459 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 40.5 146% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 199 174% 256 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 233GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 252 251 251 251 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 476 Mixed 406 SusWrite 274 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 59.1 207% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 226 201% 304 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 120 121 121 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 122 Write 125 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 121 70% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB 8,891 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 39.9 122% 42.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 33 102% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 126%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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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 $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,896x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,474x

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 $182	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) $30	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