MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive618% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D25
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20221108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '23 at 02:29
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-12100F-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 83.5
1-Core 172
2-Core 344
106% 200 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 790
83% 664 Pts
64-Core 801
50% 801 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 139
Parallax 233
96% 163 fps
MRender 219
Gravity 122
Splatting 190
145% 177 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
877GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620311WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4071 4713 4648 4812 3747 1086 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
618% Outstanding
Read 4434
Write 4,953
Mixed 3,402
SusWrite 3,846
937% 4,159 MB/s
4K Read 84
4K Write 295
4K Mixed 108
422% 162 MB/s
DQ Read 1,900
DQ Write 1582
DQ Mixed 1,775
1,320% 1,752 MB/s
Poor: 251%
This bench: 618%
Great: 598%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 42.2
MC Mixed 37.7
116% 40.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 39
SC Mixed 31.3
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 11,179 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 208%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 229%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $1,430
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