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

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.63% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220831
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '22 at 10:05
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 70.6 1-Core 179 2-Core 359 105% 203 Pts	4-Core 716 8-Core 1,426 126% 1,071 Pts	64-Core 2,420 150% 2,420 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1368 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	8.63% Terrible	Lighting 9.8 Reflection 126 Parallax 11.2 8% 49 fps	MRender 13.1 Gravity 13.3 Splatting 10.5 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.63% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3040 500GB SSD 436 User benchmarks, average bench 303% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS304130 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,430 Write 2,375 Mixed 2,009 507% 2,271 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 91.4 334% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 1,333 DQ Mixed 687 692% 1,111 MB/s
Poor: 185% Great: 392%
WDS200T1XHE-00AFY0 2TB 2,188 User benchmarks, average bench 433% 961GB free Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2367 2380 2376 1708 1031 1144 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 2,681 Write 2,562 Mixed 2,283 SusWrite 1,834 526% 2,340 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 69.7 240% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,606 DQ Write 1,627 DQ Mixed 1,598 1,206% 1,610 MB/s
Poor: 256% ↑ This bench: 365% Great: 608%
WDS100T1XHE-00AFY0 1TB 4,117 User benchmarks, average bench 407% 237GB free Firmware: 614600WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,610 Write 4,238 Mixed 3,147 820% 3,665 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 73.9 252% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,609 DQ Write 1,573 DQ Mixed 1,612 1,205% 1598 MB/s
Poor: 226% Great: 607%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 395GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 106 105 105 103 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 44.2 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 104 84% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G48C40U5.M4A1 4x8GB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 48.2 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 42.6 128% 44.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 23.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 156%

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Gaming 214%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 251%

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

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $332Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,277x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,269x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $232Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	820x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	662x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	538x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	510x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	512x
M390 1TBMSIBench 267%, 3,138 samples	394x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	355x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	703x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	274x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	225x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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