MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	154% 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	336% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '23 at 22:45
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12400F-$133 48,886 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 74.2 1-Core 167 2-Core 324 99% 188 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 993 95% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,189 74% 1,189 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$490 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3904) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.61 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 209 Parallax 203 188% 214 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 153 Splatting 136 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1273 899 877 885 845 839 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,520 Write 2,340 Mixed 2,285 SusWrite 936 453% 2,020 MB/s	4K Read 75.9 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 106 358% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,622 DQ Write 1,397 DQ Mixed 1,494 1,124% 1,504 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 410%
Edge SE847-V SSD 500GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 75GB free Firmware: T0818A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 18 126 71 18 40 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 508 Write 426 Mixed 410 SusWrite 119 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 29.4 144% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 46.9 81% 151 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 95%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 14,020 User benchmarks, average bench 468% 1.5TB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3907 3899 3919 3857 3743 3686 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	570% Outstanding	Read 3,915 Write 3,897 Mixed 2,820 SusWrite 3835 815% 3,617 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 83.4 317% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,925 DQ Write 1,781 DQ Mixed 1,879 1,403% 1,862 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 570% Great: 633%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 204GB free Firmware: 01.01S02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 73 73 73 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 122 Write 107 Mixed 101 SusWrite 72.7 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 173% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 76%
WD4000FYYX 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 00.0D1K5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 16 15 14 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 50% Great: 95%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$38 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 753GB free Firmware: 01.01V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 0 0 26 33 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 76%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 115 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 108 Mixed 69 SusWrite 114 134% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 158% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial 8G48C40U5.M4A1 2x8GB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 135% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 52 MC Write 51.9 MC Mixed 47.1 144% 50.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 28.1 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 92.1 43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 148%

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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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	997x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	581x
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	502x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	377x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	320x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	315x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 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 $171Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	205x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	310x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	212x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	175x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16