MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	165% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 94% 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220623
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '22 at 06:38
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 204 2-Core 398 118% 228 Pts	4-Core 746 8-Core 1,240 121% 993 Pts	64-Core 1814 112% 1814 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 78.9 Parallax 72.3 60% 74.9 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 73.6 Splatting 70.5 59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS250G 250GB 4,574 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8J41100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 812 853 501 1428 373 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,456 Write 1,336 Mixed 1,158 SusWrite 680 260% 1,158 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 36.6 163% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 377 DQ Mixed 400 293% 382 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 211%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 913GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 480 482 487 488 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 474 Mixed 440 SusWrite 484 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 52.2 171% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 339 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 829GB free Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2174 2169 2182 2184 1658 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 1,597 Write 2,022 Mixed 1,745 SusWrite 1,779 404% 1,786 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 91.9 303% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,701 DQ Write 1300 DQ Mixed 1,461 1,103% 1,487 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 365%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 413GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 101 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 80.9 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 102 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 61%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 834GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 99 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 87 Write 51.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 100 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF556C40-8 2x8GB 2,055 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	MC Read 70 MC Write 56.9 MC Mixed 56.8 175% 61.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 51.2 SC Mixed 28.7 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 157% 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 $242Bench 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 $910Bench 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 $106Bench 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	306x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	211x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	174x

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Total price: $1,258

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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