MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '21 at 18:01
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$170 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 78.5 1-Core 199 2-Core 386 115% 221 Pts	4-Core 756 8-Core 1,335 126% 1,045 Pts	64-Core 1,838 114% 1,838 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86A5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Lighting 103 Reflection 97.9 Parallax 90 84% 96.8 fps	MRender 98 Gravity 88.1 Splatting 74.8 70% 87 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,684 Write 1,210 Mixed 420 242% 1,105 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 42.1 202% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 1,189 DQ Write 993 DQ Mixed 767 663% 983 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 1TB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 931GB free Firmware: 3B2Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 3896 3887 3822 1719 1713 1710 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 970 Write 3,614 Mixed 2,216 SusWrite 2,791 550% 2,398 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 99.2 299% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 1,299 DQ Mixed 1,278 898% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 396%
Amd-raid KINGSTON SA1000M 960GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 269GB free Firmware: E8FK SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 156 271 414 42 185 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 218 Write 404 Mixed 220 SusWrite 222 60% 266 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 16.5 34% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 708 DQ Mixed 305 283% 422 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 134 137 137 137 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 119 Write 86 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 129 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 193 195 195 191 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 150 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 181 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair K32GX5M2B5200C38 2x16GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	MC Read 69.7 MC Write 68 MC Mixed 62.4 191% 66.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 30.6 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 174%

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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	1,004x
Core i5-12600KIntel $170Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	582x
Core i9-12900KIntel $277Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	505x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	322x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	317x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	409x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	206x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	314x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	212x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	175x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $757

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16