MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	249% 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 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	23.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220623
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '22 at 04:55
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$241 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 80.8 1-Core 203 2-Core 390 117% 224 Pts	4-Core 753 8-Core 1,410 129% 1,081 Pts	64-Core 2,262 140% 2,262 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 193 Parallax 186 147% 186 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 185 Splatting 125 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 299GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 947 669 638 615 653 607 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,880 Write 2,206 Mixed 1,700 SusWrite 688 364% 1,618 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 65.6 226% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 1,559 DQ Mixed 1,326 1,019% 1,369 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 284%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 158 156 151 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 97.7 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 156 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 107%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 234 230 224 234 233 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GB 23,486 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	MC Read 74.6 MC Write 70.4 MC Mixed 65.2 200% 70.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 30.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 187%

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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 $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	989x
Core i5-12600KIntel $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	579x
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 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: $1,249

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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