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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220623
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	May 08 '23 at 00:32
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-12100F-$80 11,860 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 72.5 1-Core 170 2-Core 309 98% 184 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 786 83% 664 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6650-XT 4,246 User benchmarks, average bench 110% MSI(1462 5027) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.4.3 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 138 Parallax 231 95% 162 fps	MRender 220 Gravity 123 Splatting 183 143% 175 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$137 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,095 Write 2,175 Mixed 1,939 463% 2,070 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 86.6 292% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1653 DQ Write 1,384 DQ Mixed 1541 1,148% 1,526 MB/s
Poor: 223% Great: 435%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 18GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 417 Write 138 Mixed 173 53% 243 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 20.1 81% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 59 DQ Mixed 85.3 86% 145 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC95 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 108 Write 48.9 Mixed 56.5 53% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
WD easystore 264D 14TB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 9.5TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 216 Write 212 Mixed 153 243% 194 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 3.7 452% 7.37 MB/s	DQ Read 3.8 DQ Write 9.5 DQ Mixed 3.1 443% 5.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G56C46U5.M8G1 2x16GB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 58.3 MC Mixed 48.4 146% 51 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 25.7 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 95.7 42% 95.7 ns
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 184%

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Typical PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 6,117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,292x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,275x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	828x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	666x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	541x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	515x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	515x
M390 1TBMSIBench 267%, 3,138 samples	399x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	361x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	709x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	275x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	228x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	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