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

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.71% 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	281% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '22 at 16:07
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^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-$242 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 55.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 269 84% 159 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,079 99% 830 Pts	64-Core 2,285 141% 2,285 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 82.1% 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. 30.0.101.1368 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	6.71% Terrible	Lighting 8.9 Reflection 240 Parallax 8.9 7% 85.8 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 9.8 Splatting 9.3 6% 6.43 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.71% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 742GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1610 1783 972 1459 817 720 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,041 Write 1,989 Mixed 2,060 SusWrite 1,227 412% 1,829 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 57.2 191% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1736 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 1,429 1,077% 1,454 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 488%
Atom RAID 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 94GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 363 318 453 317 179 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 441 Write 415 Mixed 275 SusWrite 324 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 14.4 42% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 98.4 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 96.1 86% 126 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 112%

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 below expectations (6^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 56.6 MC Write 51 MC Mixed 53 153% 53.5 GB/s	SC Read 4.7 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 7 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 142 28% 142 ns
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 185%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 6,077 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,280x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,273x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	822x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	663x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	538x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	512x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	513x
M390 1TBMSIBench 267%, 3,138 samples	394x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	358x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	704x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	275x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	226x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,061

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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