MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	573% 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 95% 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, 2 years ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '22 at 05:11
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$241 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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 87.1 1-Core 212 2-Core 416 124% 238 Pts	4-Core 830 8-Core 1,589 144% 1,209 Pts	64-Core 2,413 149% 2,413 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.8% Very good	Lighting 95.3 Reflection 110 Parallax 100 78% 102 fps	MRender 93.5 Gravity 96.3 Splatting 96.1 78% 95.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 14,975 User benchmarks, average bench 438% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4355 4059 3673 3612 3616 3707 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	573% Outstanding	Read 3,846 Write 3,651 Mixed 2,184 SusWrite 3,837 760% 3,379 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 246 4K Mixed 98.6 355% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 1,923 DQ Write 1505 DQ Mixed 1,670 1,262% 1,699 MB/s
Poor: 261% ↑ This bench: 573% Great: 564%
Sabrent Rocket Q4 1TB 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 866GB free Firmware: RKT40Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1895 1932 1930 1930 1930 1932 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 1,415 Write 1,868 Mixed 1,314 SusWrite 1925 370% 1,631 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 296 4K Mixed 72.5 314% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 767 DQ Write 1,840 DQ Mixed 989 844% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 331%
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 14,975 User benchmarks, average bench 438% 2TB free Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2121 2126 2125 2127 2130 2133 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	388% Outstanding	Read 2,250 Write 2,129 Mixed 1,821 SusWrite 2,127 469% 2,082 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 71.7 284% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 2,001 DQ Write 1,680 DQ Mixed 1,827 1,372% 1,836 MB/s
Poor: 261% ↑ This bench: 388% Great: 564%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair T32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GB 343 User benchmarks, average bench 157% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	MC Read 76.2 MC Write 74.7 MC Mixed 68.6 209% 73.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 53.3 SC Mixed 34 106% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 183%

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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 $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	992x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	579x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 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 $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	406x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	174x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $970

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