MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 191% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	168% 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '22 at 05:49
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$155 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 77.8 1-Core 203 2-Core 398 117% 226 Pts	4-Core 768 8-Core 1,357 128% 1,062 Pts	64-Core 1,798 111% 1,798 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	168% Outstanding	Lighting 252 Reflection 218 Parallax 217 205% 229 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 163 Splatting 130 144% 184 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 170%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force TM8FPQ002T 2TB 343 User benchmarks, average bench 354% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM52.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3212 3125 3359 3433 3437 3441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	466% Outstanding	Read 1731 Write 3,350 Mixed 1,886 SusWrite 3,334 587% 2,575 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 306 4K Mixed 105 395% 159 MB/s	DQ Read 1,486 DQ Write 1,752 DQ Mixed 1692 1,255% 1,644 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 466% Great: 477%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc 5-5600 2x16GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	158% Outstanding	MC Read 63.6 MC Write 63.1 MC Mixed 57.7 176% 61.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 27.9 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 183%

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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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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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	989x
Core i5-12600KIntel $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	579x
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 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 $630Bench 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 $95Bench 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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Total price: $1,248

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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