MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 175% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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	466% 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.

CPU throttled at 94% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '22 at 03:31
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 208 2-Core 414 125% 238 Pts	4-Core 815 8-Core 1,592 143% 1,204 Pts	64-Core 2,411 149% 2,411 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 196 Parallax 185 144% 186 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 182 Splatting 127 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 645GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1805 3342 3393 3391 2234 1324 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	466% Outstanding	Read 2,368 Write 2,881 Mixed 2,661 SusWrite 2,581 594% 2,623 MB/s	4K Read 79.6 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 129 418% 153 MB/s	DQ Read 2,113 DQ Write 1,636 DQ Mixed 1853 1,392% 1,867 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 466% Great: 526%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 162 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 159 Mixed 38.4 73% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl -5600U3636C162x16GB 560 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	MC Read 76.9 MC Write 72.9 MC Mixed 68 207% 72.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 52.6 SC Mixed 33.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 185%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	988x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	579x
Core i9-12900KIntel $332Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	498x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	374x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	318x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	315x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	406x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	215x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	202x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	305x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	210x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	174x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,236

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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