MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.91% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	60.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '22 at 01:30
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$228 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 as expected (54^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 74.4 1-Core 213 2-Core 417 120% 235 Pts	4-Core 820 8-Core 1,600 143% 1,210 Pts	64-Core 2,422 150% 2,422 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 114% 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. 30.0.101.1371 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	7.91% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 15.1 Parallax 11.5 8% 12.2 fps	MRender 13.3 Gravity 15.2 Splatting 1.9 8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.91% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 134 136 141 132 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 483 Mixed 326 SusWrite 164 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 55.9 204% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 176 176% 285 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
UFD 3.0 Silicon-Power64G 64GB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 28GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 36 42 35 43 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 107 Write 14.8 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 39.2 63% 55 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 2.4 123% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 38%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB 3,459 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 22GB free, PID null, SanDisk 32GB Ultra Fit USB 3.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 49 52 32 31 22 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 160 Write 37.7 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 39.6 79% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.7 145% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 548C38-16 4x16GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	MC Read 56.1 MC Write 55.5 MC Mixed 52.4 156% 54.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 91.7 44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 168%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	989x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	579x
Core i9-12900KIntel $333Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	498x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	374x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	318x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	315x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	406x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	215x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	202x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	305x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	210x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	174x

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Total price: $1,236

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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