MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	6.05% 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.
Boot Drive	99.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	8.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '23 at 23:43
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 (11^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 69.3 1-Core 197 2-Core 396 113% 221 Pts	4-Core 771 8-Core 1,331 127% 1,051 Pts	64-Core 2,135 132% 2,135 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 107% 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. 31.0.101.3616 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	6.05% Terrible	Lighting 9 Reflection 16.3 Parallax 10.1 7% 11.8 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 12 Splatting 1 4% 4.67 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.05% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 305GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 348 358 358 359 358 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 363 Mixed 319 SusWrite 355 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 38.9 139% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 252 208% 301 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 129%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40 57,200 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 901GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 102 Write 78.4 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 109 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 63%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 913GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 103 101 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 104 Write 38.9 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 101 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 548C38-16 2x16GB 584 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 45.6 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 48.6 131% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 23.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 162%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $228Bench 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 $107Bench 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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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,245

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 $40	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