MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.17% 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	424% 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.

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 (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '22 at 21:02
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 78.5 1-Core 202 2-Core 402 118% 228 Pts	4-Core 788 8-Core 1,538 138% 1,163 Pts	64-Core 2,354 146% 2,354 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

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 below expectations (39^th percentile)	7.17% Terrible	Lighting 9.9 Reflection 14.9 Parallax 10.9 8% 11.9 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 1.6 5% 7.43 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.17% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 868GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 2895 3034 2836 1723 1600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	424% Outstanding	Read 2,390 Write 2,778 Mixed 2,608 SusWrite 2,340 572% 2,529 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 113 347% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 2,027 DQ Write 1,411 DQ Mixed 1,660 1,256% 1,699 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 424% Great: 488%
Toshiba HDWR180 8TB 1,295 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 228 231 227 226 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 227 Write 188 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 228 128% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 5U0856360B-K69 2x8GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	130% Outstanding	MC Read 54.1 MC Write 47.3 MC Mixed 46 140% 49.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 28.4 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 163%

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

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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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	375x
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 $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	406x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	307x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	211x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	175x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $942

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 $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