MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	251% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221014
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '22 at 14:51
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600KF-$221 24,875 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 67.3 1-Core 214 2-Core 428 119% 236 Pts	4-Core 855 8-Core 1522 143% 1,188 Pts	64-Core 2,406 149% 2,406 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 127%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405B) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 172 Parallax 161 144% 170 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 139 Splatting 120 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 778GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1290 1491 1488 1546 1652 1615 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,428 Write 1,404 Mixed 776 SusWrite 1,514 288% 1,280 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43 191% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 997 DQ Mixed 431 479% 806 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF560C36-16 2x16GB 10,381 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	MC Read 61.4 MC Write 58.3 MC Mixed 56.4 168% 58.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 51 SC Mixed 28.1 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 202%

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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 $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	996x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	581x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	501x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	377x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	320x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	204x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	309x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	211x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	175x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,230

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16