MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 18.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics82.5% 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 Drive147% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
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
SystemMicro-Star US Desktop Aegis RS
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211103
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 03 '22 at 22:19
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
CPU Throttled 95%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.4 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
Memory 24
1-Core 16.9
2-Core 33.6
16% 24.8 Pts
4-Core 66.7
8-Core 135
12% 101 Pts
64-Core 205
13% 205 Pts
Poor: 107%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 121%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.28
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.5% Excellent
Lighting 72.4
Reflection 106
Parallax 217
59% 132 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 152
Splatting 133
128% 160 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 158%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MSI M390 1TB
576GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM32.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 1274 1277 1209 1224 1280 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 845
Write 1,405
Mixed 1,108
SusWrite 1,268
263% 1,157 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 33.1
4K Mixed 28.9
94% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 147
110% 147 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 147%
Great: 362%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 5U48008G-B 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
47.4% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 22.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 5.8
14% 4.9 GB/s
Latency 292
14% 292 ns
Poor: 117%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 145%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 6,079 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 214%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 251%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $1,062
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