MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.48% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	377% 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	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 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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 WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '22 at 18:34
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	48%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 187 2-Core 370 115% 216 Pts	4-Core 720 8-Core 1,288 121% 1004 Pts	64-Core 1,895 117% 1,895 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1368 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	8.48% Terrible	Lighting 9.6 Reflection 14.7 Parallax 11.3 8% 11.9 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 13.1 Splatting 10.4 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.48% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 640GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2038 1724 1694 1723 1725 1727 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,000 Write 2,445 Mixed 1,739 SusWrite 1,772 449% 1989 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 282 4K Mixed 88.1 338% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 2095 DQ Write 1,768 DQ Mixed 1,947 1,454% 1,936 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 347%
Crucial MTFDDAV256TDL-1AW15ABHA 256GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 238GB free Firmware: HPC0T32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 285 222 223 222 222 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 223 Mixed 230 SusWrite 273 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 38.5 147% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 332 232% 286 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 92%
Samsung MZNLN256HAJQ-000H7 256GB 320 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 238GB free Firmware: MVT24H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 315 314 314 315 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 486 Mixed 397 SusWrite 328 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 52.9 192% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 37.6 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29.3 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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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 $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,904x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,475x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,409x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,189x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,130x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	910x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 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	375x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	300x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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) $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