MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	79.2% 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	584% 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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '22 at 18:18
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^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 above expectations (65^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 78.6 1-Core 207 2-Core 412 120% 233 Pts	4-Core 813 8-Core 1,587 142% 1,200 Pts	64-Core 2,410 149% 2,410 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 115% 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 (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.2% Very good	Lighting 98 Reflection 110 Parallax 100 80% 103 fps	MRender 92.7 Gravity 97.1 Splatting 94.9 78% 94.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 14,975 User benchmarks, average bench 438% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4341 4054 3784 3719 3652 3717 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	584% Outstanding	Read 3,857 Write 3,713 Mixed 2,480 SusWrite 3,878 784% 3482 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 106 365% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,960 DQ Write 1,668 DQ Mixed 1,791 1,348% 1,807 MB/s
Poor: 261% ↑ This bench: 584% Great: 564%
Sabrent Rocket Q4 1TB 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 931GB free Firmware: RKT40Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1901 1929 1940 1939 1931 1928 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 1,341 Write 1,892 Mixed 1,368 SusWrite 1,928 370% 1,632 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 303 4K Mixed 75.1 320% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 1,862 DQ Mixed 989 848% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 331%
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 14,975 User benchmarks, average bench 438% 2TB free Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2139 2138 2153 2199 2329 2313 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	400% Outstanding	Read 2,252 Write 2150 Mixed 1,873 SusWrite 2,212 478% 2,122 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 73 282% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 2,143 DQ Write 1,859 DQ Mixed 1,980 1,490% 1,994 MB/s
Poor: 261% ↑ This bench: 400% 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 (95^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	MC Read 76.2 MC Write 72.5 MC Mixed 67.1 206% 71.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 53.2 SC Mixed 33.1 105% 36.6 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 183% 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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	995x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	580x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	500x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	377x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	319x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	315x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	406x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	203x

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: $1,232

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16