MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.56% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	381% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 95% 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 WIFI (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	60.1 GB free of 64 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '22 at 16:30
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$240 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 221 2-Core 434 127% 246 Pts	4-Core 866 8-Core 1,736 153% 1,301 Pts	64-Core 2,620 162% 2,620 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	5.56% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 133 Parallax 11.4 8% 51.5 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 0.2 0% 0.73 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.56% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP500GM30013 500GB 651 User benchmarks, average bench 316% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3307 2373 899 899 885 875 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	381% Outstanding	Read 2,094 Write 3,360 Mixed 2,239 SusWrite 1,540 522% 2,308 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 329 4K Mixed 117 396% 164 MB/s	DQ Read 1,724 DQ Write 1,870 DQ Mixed 1,866 1,385% 1,820 MB/s
Poor: 196% ↑ This bench: 381% Great: 411%
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP1000GM30013 1TB 5,778 User benchmarks, average bench 382% 638GB free Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2265 2310 1817 1577 691 725 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	384% Outstanding	Read 1,743 Write 2,164 Mixed 1,870 SusWrite 1,564 415% 1,835 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 320 4K Mixed 116 390% 161 MB/s	DQ Read 2,361 DQ Write 2,034 DQ Mixed 2,231 1,663% 2,209 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 384% Great: 508%
SANDISK SDDR-409 256GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 147GB free, PID cfca Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 82.6 Write 13.3 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 17.1 28% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 80%
SMI USB DISK 4GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	5.46% Terrible	Read 19 Write 1.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 2 6% 6.75 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 36% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.46% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 4x16GB 653 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	MC Read 71.2 MC Write 71 MC Mixed 66.9 199% 69.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 35.3 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 178%

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Gaming 214%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 251%

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

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,295x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,276x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	830x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	666x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	541x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	515x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	515x
M390 1TBMSIBench 267%, 3,138 samples	399x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	362x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	712x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	275x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	228x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16