MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.9% 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	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '22 at 15:57
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	MLT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-12100-$122 2,263 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 74.8 1-Core 181 2-Core 346 105% 201 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 855 95% 748 Pts	64-Core 854 53% 854 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 730 14,644 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1218 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	6.9% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 14.1 Parallax 8.8 6% 10.1 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 9.5 Splatting 10 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.9% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2KF240H6L 240GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSFL44P SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 129 103 105 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 432 Write 428 Mixed 373 SusWrite 126 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 35.7 138% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 147 123% 183 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 89%
WDC WD40EFAX-68JH4N1 4TB 2,353 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 21GB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 141 141 139 143 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 184 Write 113 Mixed 96.6 SusWrite 141 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 1.1 25% 8.07 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 11.6 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 38%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1GB free Firmware: SC60 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 95.4 Write 106 Mixed 65.7 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 108%
A-DATA USB Flash Drive 8GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID d07a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	9.86% Terrible	Read 33.6 Write 8.5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 9.8 16% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 45% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 9.86% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial 8G48C40U5.M4A1 2x8GB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 135% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	130% Outstanding	MC Read 47 MC Write 54.1 MC Mixed 47.3 141% 49.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 28.7 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 90.7 44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 148%

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	993x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	580x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	499x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	376x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	318x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	315x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $108Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	406x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	202x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	308x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	211x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	175x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,233

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