MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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	153% 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	260% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	54.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '24 at 15:02
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 67.8 1-Core 201 2-Core 407 114% 225 Pts	4-Core 785 8-Core 1,250 125% 1,018 Pts	64-Core 1,800 111% 1,800 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 215 Parallax 206 183% 215 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 156 Splatting 140 132% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 613GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1290 1116 950 964 506 781 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,447 Write 2,196 Mixed 1,679 SusWrite 934 354% 1,564 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 62.8 239% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1822 DQ Write 1,409 DQ Mixed 1,565 1,184% 1,599 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 298%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 81GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 452 446 451 450 306 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 453 Mixed 354 SusWrite 425 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 58.1 4K Mixed 39.4 114% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 250 213% 312 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 113%
SK hynix SH920 2.5 128GB 854 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 118GB free Firmware: 1010BL00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 309 308 310 310 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 483 Write 309 Mixed 292 SusWrite 310 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 26.4 102% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 218 187% 276 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 87%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 120 122 121 121 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 116 Write 91.4 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 120 71% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 95 98 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 98.2 Write 101 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 96.4 120% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 560C40-16 4x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	136% Outstanding	MC Read 52.5 MC Write 55.2 MC Mixed 50.8 151% 52.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 26.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 149%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	55	165	34.2"	1280 720	DELA216 AW3423DWF

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Typical PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 3,868 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 209%

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	993x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	580x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	202x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	308x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	211x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	175x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,232

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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