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

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	234% 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	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	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.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '22 at 16:14
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700F-$250 19,845 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 77 1-Core 167 2-Core 377 106% 207 Pts	4-Core 757 8-Core 1,475 132% 1,116 Pts	64-Core 2,122 131% 2,122 Pts
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6500-XT-$140 2,413 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 5080) ≥ 4GB Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.8.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 80.8 Parallax 129 58% 93.5 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 71 Splatting 34.1 55% 73.1 fps
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8PS7256G 256GB 5,014 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 163GB free Firmware: V4.15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 123 122 123 122 239 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 450 Write 123 Mixed 311 SusWrite 160 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 24.2 136% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 29.7 68% 139 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 100%
Team TM8FP6512G 512GB 6,771 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM20.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 809 427 252 208 328 395 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,206 Write 691 Mixed 1337 SusWrite 403 203% 909 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 256 4K Mixed 87.3 333% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 1,418 DQ Mixed 1,223 954% 1,303 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 270%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 232GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 213 216 211 216 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 480 Mixed 364 SusWrite 235 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 52.3 185% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 258 216% 315 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 102GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 210 208 210 207 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 480 Mixed 374 SusWrite 230 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 52.9 186% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 256 215% 314 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 91GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 216 223 215 211 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 483 Mixed 368 SusWrite 235 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 52.4 185% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 256 216% 314 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%
MSI M480 1TB 2,485 User benchmarks, average bench 333% 804GB free Firmware: EIFM31.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4556 4671 2689 1854 1857 1847 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	493% Outstanding	Read 2,688 Write 2,690 Mixed 2,816 SusWrite 2,912 628% 2,777 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 291 4K Mixed 114 398% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 2,111 DQ Write 1,707 DQ Mixed 1,872 1,411% 1,897 MB/s
Poor: 179% ↑ This bench: 493% Great: 481%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 488GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 121 116 117 113 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 115 Write 132 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 118 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF556C40-8 2x8GB 2,055 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	MC Read 71.8 MC Write 53.9 MC Mixed 56.5 174% 60.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 30 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 162%

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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	1,276x
Core i7-12700KIntel $248Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,269x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $232Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	820x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	661x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $450Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	538x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	510x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	512x
M390 1TBMSIBench 267%, 3,138 samples	394x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	355x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	702x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	274x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	225x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,327

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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