MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 148% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	165% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '22 at 03:16
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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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 i5-12400F-$133 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 (13^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 74.1 1-Core 173 2-Core 329 101% 192 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1017 97% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3904) ≥ 4GB; 3070 GAMING Z TRIO 8G LHR CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 247 Reflection 220 Parallax 218 201% 228 fps	MRender 225 Gravity 168 Splatting 148 144% 180 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,400 Write 2,209 Mixed 2,146 502% 2,252 MB/s	4K Read 74.9 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 110 369% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,690 DQ Write 1279 DQ Mixed 1,433 1,086% 1,467 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Edge SE847-V SSD 500GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 99GB free Firmware: T0818A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 449 447 447 151 17 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 471 Write 421 Mixed 406 SusWrite 328 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 27.9 139% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 43.7 79% 150 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 95%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 396GB free Firmware: 01.01S02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 130 130 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 111 Mixed 95 SusWrite 129 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 76%
WD4000FYYX 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 00.0D1K5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 13 13 13 12 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 50% Great: 95%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 877GB free Firmware: 01.01V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 127 128 128 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 129 Write 122 Mixed 96.6 SusWrite 127 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 76%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 117 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 127 Write 106 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 116 140% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.6 301% 3.1 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 8.3 DQ Mixed 0.5 301% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial 8G48C40U5.M4A1 2x8GB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 135% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 53.5 MC Write 53.1 MC Mixed 47.6 147% 51.4 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 27.4 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 92.3 43% 92.3 ns
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 148%

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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 $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	992x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	579x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	499x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	375x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	318x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	202x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	307x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	211x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	174x

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Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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