MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	1.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	246% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220124
Uptime	16.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 12:54
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$213 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 77.1 1-Core 205 2-Core 387 116% 223 Pts	4-Core 757 8-Core 1,428 130% 1,092 Pts	64-Core 2,376 147% 2,376 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.3616 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.44% Terrible	Lighting 1.9 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 2.2 2% 2.27 fps	MRender 2.4 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 0.3 1% 1.67 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 1.44% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP600 PRO 1TB 2,284 User benchmarks, average bench 318% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 902 907 1082 704 1095 926 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,324 Write 1127 Mixed 715 SusWrite 936 230% 1,026 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 324 4K Mixed 62.4 313% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 832 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 805 649% 904 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 463%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00B80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 180 175 182 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 178 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 178 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1 306% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF552C40-16 2x16GB 10,661 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	151% Outstanding	MC Read 64.2 MC Write 54.5 MC Mixed 57.1 167% 58.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 47.2 SC Mixed 28.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 171%

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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	45	22	60	23.5"	1280 720	PHLC0E7 PHL 247E6

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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 $213Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,230

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