MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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 Drive	514% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 94% 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 (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '22 at 07:22
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$250 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 77.7 1-Core 210 2-Core 413 120% 234 Pts	4-Core 820 8-Core 1,594 143% 1,207 Pts	64-Core 2,417 150% 2,417 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% MSI(1462 5020) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 138 Parallax 246 98% 169 fps	MRender 224 Gravity 123 Splatting 148 132% 165 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M470 1TB 1,979 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 879GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3924 3780 3805 3674 3645 3853 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	514% Outstanding	Read 2,201 Write 3,816 Mixed 2,068 SusWrite 3,780 674% 2,966 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 312 4K Mixed 101 363% 153 MB/s	DQ Read 2,021 DQ Write 1,750 DQ Mixed 1,950 1,444% 1,907 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 514% Great: 504%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 32GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 128 Write 107 Mixed 78.7 128% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF548C38-16 2x16GB 3,734 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	162% Outstanding	MC Read 65.8 MC Write 63.9 MC Mixed 59.4 180% 63 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 53 SC Mixed 30.9 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 167%

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

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Gaming 214%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 251%

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

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,281x
Core i7-12700KIntel $250Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,273x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	822x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	663x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	538x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	512x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	513x
M390 1TBMSIBench 267%, 3,138 samples	394x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	358x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	704x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	275x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	226x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,062

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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