MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 227% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 269% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	216% 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	67.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

CPU throttled at 92% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	15.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210914
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '22 at 18:53
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 77.9 1-Core 195 2-Core 385 114% 220 Pts	4-Core 745 8-Core 1,472 131% 1,109 Pts	64-Core 2,604 161% 2,604 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	216% Outstanding	Lighting 316 Reflection 310 Parallax 328 258% 318 fps	MRender 369 Gravity 263 Splatting 199 218% 277 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKJW240H6 240GB 843 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 110 145 131 100 95 MB/s Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.4% Good	Read 236 Write 169 Mixed 207 SusWrite 120 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 39 140% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 134 108% 153 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 QVO 4TB-$250 3,023 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 485 254 163 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 485 Mixed 400 SusWrite 285 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 52.3 184% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 338 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 480GB-$900 1,995 User benchmarks, average bench 429% 137GB free Firmware: E2010435 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1891 1832 1820 1839 1845 1859 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	541% Outstanding	Read 2,230 Write 2,040 Mixed 2,133 SusWrite 1,848 465% 2,062 MB/s	4K Read 268 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 252 855% 253 MB/s	DQ Read 1,836 DQ Write 1,492 DQ Mixed 1611 1,220% 1,646 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 541% Great: 541%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 26.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.7 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 114%

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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 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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,971x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,903x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,475x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,409x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,187x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,130x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	910x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	796x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	409x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	374x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	300x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,127

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 $178	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