MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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	72.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	417% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '23 at 00:21
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700F-$250 19,845 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 78.9 1-Core 180 2-Core 390 111% 217 Pts	4-Core 753 8-Core 1,376 128% 1,065 Pts	64-Core 2230 138% 2230 Pts
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 116%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1067) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	72.3% Very good	Lighting 96.3 Reflection 92.5 Parallax 79.6 78% 89.5 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 80.6 Splatting 73.1 60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 780GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3054 1930 1969 1942 1953 2001 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	417% Outstanding	Read 2,903 Write 3,388 Mixed 3,072 SusWrite 2,141 649% 2,876 MB/s	4K Read 80.4 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 114 372% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 1,147 DQ Mixed 1,251 930% 1,233 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 417% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 547GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3291 3299 3297 2285 1448 1451 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	435% Outstanding	Read 2,714 Write 3,289 Mixed 3,028 SusWrite 2512 652% 2,886 MB/s	4K Read 76.2 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 112 362% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,447 DQ Write 1,245 DQ Mixed 1,371 1,020% 1,354 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 435% Great: 488%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 197 189 200 198 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 136 Write 168 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 194 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 106%
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: 106 107 109 105 107 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 87.3 Write 107 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 107 131% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.2 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 64%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 39 39 38 39 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 38.1 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 38.2 49% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GB 23,486 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	179% Outstanding	MC Read 75.5 MC Write 70.4 MC Mixed 67 203% 71 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 31.4 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 187%

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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 $210Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,005x
Core i5-12600KIntel $174Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	583x
Core i9-12900KIntel $264Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	506x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $459Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	323x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	317x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	409x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	206x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	314x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	212x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	175x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,015

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16