MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.55% 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	630% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '22 at 18:40
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$184 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 78.7 1-Core 211 2-Core 376 117% 222 Pts	4-Core 742 8-Core 1,434 129% 1,088 Pts	64-Core 1,975 122% 1,975 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1368 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	8.55% Terrible	Lighting 9.9 Reflection 184 Parallax 11.3 8% 68.4 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 12.2 Splatting 10.3 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.55% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 847GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2846 3996 3511 4327 4252 4239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	630% Outstanding	Read 4,378 Write 4,306 Mixed 3,026 SusWrite 3,862 876% 3,893 MB/s	4K Read 83.8 4K Write 282 4K Mixed 103 408% 156 MB/s	DQ Read 2,329 DQ Write 1943 DQ Mixed 2,168 1,615% 2,147 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 630% Great: 623%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 236 225 197 159 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 447 Mixed 415 SusWrite 226 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 56.4 199% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 229 202% 304 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 621GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 138 141 141 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 156 Write 135 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 141 83% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 5U5200C3816G-B 2x16GB 591 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	154% Outstanding	MC Read 66.6 MC Write 57 MC Mixed 58.2 173% 60.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 28.3 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 171%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	989x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	579x
Core i9-12900KIntel $335Bench 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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Value: 70% - Good

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