MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	544% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	10.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '22 at 20:41
Run Duration	373 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12400F-$120 48,886 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 69.3 1-Core 173 2-Core 315 98% 186 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 973 94% 775 Pts	64-Core 1162 72% 1162 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 117 Parallax 124 108% 125 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 102 Splatting 84.2 86% 108 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$130 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 867GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4018 4051 4148 4113 2674 1373 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	544% Outstanding	Read 3,703 Write 4,221 Mixed 3,016 SusWrite 3,396 808% 3,584 MB/s	4K Read 70.6 4K Write 257 4K Mixed 97.3 368% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 1,889 DQ Write 1,522 DQ Mixed 1,706 1,277% 1,706 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 544% Great: 595%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$130 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 649GB free Firmware: 614600WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3956 1696 1088 1168 1113 1061 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	428% Outstanding	Read 3,507 Write 3,896 Mixed 2,825 SusWrite 1,680 669% 2,977 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 92.1 337% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,976 DQ Write 1,716 DQ Mixed 1,866 1,393% 1,853 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 428% Great: 595%
Orge GZX202 1TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 264GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 39 37 41 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 15.5 Write 37 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 38.1 21% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 53% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 101%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 185 188 188 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 189 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 187 103% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 548C38-16 2x16GB 584 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 51.5 MC Write 56.6 MC Mixed 50.4 151% 52.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 27.4 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 162%

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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 $239Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,008x
Core i5-12600KIntel $174Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	584x
Core i9-12900KIntel $296Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	506x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $459Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	324x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $615Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	318x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	410x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	217x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	206x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	316x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	212x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	175x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,044

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $252	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16