MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.66% 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	496% 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 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 (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211206
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '22 at 21:04
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$238 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 80.9 1-Core 213 2-Core 424 123% 239 Pts	4-Core 790 8-Core 1,438 134% 1,114 Pts	64-Core 2230 138% 2230 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 114% 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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	7.66% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 224 Parallax 11.5 8% 81.9 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 13.5 Splatting 1 7% 9.23 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.66% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3387 3192 2623 3014 3025 3120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	496% Outstanding	Read 2,504 Write 3,019 Mixed 2754 SusWrite 3,060 642% 2,834 MB/s	4K Read 81.9 4K Write 268 4K Mixed 130 432% 160 MB/s	DQ Read 1,853 DQ Write 1,498 DQ Mixed 1,700 1,266% 1,684 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 496% Great: 526%
Intuix U3 0GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 0020 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.84% Terrible	Read 11.9 Write 1.5 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 1.8 4% 4.47 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.84% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 4800 C40 2x16GB 3,747 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	159% Outstanding	MC Read 65 MC Write 62.3 MC Mixed 58.4 177% 61.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 50.3 SC Mixed 30.3 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 164%

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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 $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	998x
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	581x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	503x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	377x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	320x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	315x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	406x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	205x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	310x
K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 160%, 892 samples	212x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	175x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $844

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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