MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 140%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
ProcessorWith 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics163% 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 Drive296% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D25
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210929
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '23 at 18:54
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12400-$162
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 72.7
1-Core 170
2-Core 307
98% 183 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 935
90% 743 Pts
64-Core 1,139
70% 1,139 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 535.98
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
163% Outstanding
Lighting 244
Reflection 214
Parallax 204
199% 221 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 155
Splatting 127
140% 179 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 163%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 1TB
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R4PB47.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2923 995 970 956 283 257 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 2,256
Write 3,782
Mixed 2,396
SusWrite 1064
537% 2,375 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 84.2
266% 97.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,425
DQ Write 1,146
DQ Mixed 1,515
1,071% 1,362 MB/s
Poor: 194%
This bench: 296%
Great: 484%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB
206GB free
Firmware: 415020RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 369 354 369 381 384 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 462
Mixed 258
SusWrite 371
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 46.5
133% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 211
192% 294 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
589GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 134 136 134 135 134 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 167
Write 143
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 133
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 552C40-16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
140% Outstanding
MC Read 53.5
MC Write 60
MC Mixed 50.4
156% 54.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 25.4
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 95.3
42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 97%
This bench: 140%
Great: 171%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 3,863 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 230%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,266
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HDDRAMUSB
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