MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	415% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230710
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '23 at 02:17
Run Duration	374 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$190 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 205 2-Core 411 121% 233 Pts	4-Core 826 8-Core 1,601 144% 1,214 Pts	64-Core 2,442 151% 2,442 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 12,579 User benchmarks, average bench 380% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3610 3674 3267 686 493 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	415% Outstanding	Read 3664 Write 3,756 Mixed 2768 SusWrite 2,006 684% 3,049 MB/s	4K Read 76.4 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 95.1 331% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,091 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 988 734% 975 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 415% Great: 507%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 98GB free Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 523 521 523 521 523 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,145 Write 1,421 Mixed 674 SusWrite 575 266% 1,204 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 68.3 200% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,014 DQ Write 810 DQ Mixed 550 510% 791 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 311%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 122GB free Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 770 519 523 520 520 521 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,651 Write 1,744 Mixed 1,468 SusWrite 562 356% 1,606 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 75.4 244% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 995 DQ Write 793 DQ Mixed 574 517% 788 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 311%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 457 453 453 454 453 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 465 Mixed 419 SusWrite 455 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 47.3 150% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 279 228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 746GB free Firmware: S0628A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 430 425 426 426 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 490 Write 422 Mixed 368 SusWrite 426 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 24 106% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 33.8 77% 153 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 101%
SSD 2TB 2TB 782 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1.5TB free Firmware: V1031C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 435 437 436 433 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 430 Mixed 438 SusWrite 437 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 25 124% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 37.5 91% 186 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 187%
Sandisk SD9SN8W-128G 128GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 104GB free Firmware: X610 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 112 108 109 109 109 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.8% Average	Read 368 Write 142 Mixed 175 SusWrite 111 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 16.8 63% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 97.5 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 74.3 66% 98.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 645GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 137 137 137 138 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 111 Write 73 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 136 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 178 179 177 170 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 139 Write 50.6 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 176 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GB 21,264 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	183% Outstanding	MC Read 78.4 MC Write 70.7 MC Mixed 67.7 206% 72.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 51.4 SC Mixed 30.3 98% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 199%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	56	144	0"	1280 720

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	995x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	581x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	500x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	377x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	319x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	315x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	406x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	203x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	308x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	211x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	175x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,232

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16