MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit, Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230324
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '24 at 19:38
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12400-$158 17,352 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 74.4 1-Core 166 2-Core 335 100% 192 Pts	4-Core 665 8-Core 933 100% 799 Pts	64-Core 1,204 74% 1,204 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 6650-XT 4,246 User benchmarks, average bench 110% Asus(1043 05E1) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.12.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 142 Parallax 247 101% 171 fps	MRender 232 Gravity 126 Splatting 198 152% 185 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 116%
Intel UHD Graphics 730 14,644 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7D25) 128MB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.5186 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	7.14% Terrible	Lighting 7.6 Reflection 14.5 Parallax 8.7 6% 10.3 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 10 Splatting 10.4 9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.14% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,701 Write 2,457 Mixed 1884 522% 2,347 MB/s	4K Read 74.1 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 104 356% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1616 DQ Write 1,300 DQ Mixed 1,416 1,071% 1444 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 121GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 161 162 151 158 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 216 Mixed 235 SusWrite 155 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 45.4 180% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 222 173% 241 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 128GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 292 293 293 288 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 486 Mixed 380 SusWrite 310 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 63.7 219% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 344 259% 346 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 120GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 107 105 105 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 111 Write 106 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 105 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF548C38-16 1x16GB 589 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 28.3 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.1 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 96.6 41% 96.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 0P 2R 0G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
16%	21%	39	217	59	144	34"	1280 720	DELD12D DELL S3422DWG

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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 $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	996x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	581x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	502x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	377x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	320x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	204x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	309x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	212x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	175x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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