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

Performance Results


Gaming 238% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 279% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	210% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	398% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 92% 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 WIFI (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '22 at 01:47
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$310 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 79.5 1-Core 210 2-Core 425 122% 238 Pts	4-Core 821 8-Core 1,506 139% 1,163 Pts	64-Core 2,778 172% 2,778 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3955) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	210% Outstanding	Lighting 310 Reflection 290 Parallax 322 252% 307 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 252 Splatting 184 206% 262 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2175 2310 1972 1392 1371 1394 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	398% Outstanding	Read 2,439 Write 2,496 Mixed 2,321 SusWrite 1,769 508% 2,256 MB/s	4K Read 75.3 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 111 363% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 2,015 DQ Write 1,566 DQ Mixed 1,779 1,334% 1,787 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 398% Great: 526%
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 213GB free Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1550 211 292 136 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,729 Write 1,729 Mixed 1,210 SusWrite 410 284% 1,270 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 96.2 340% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 847 DQ Write 961 DQ Mixed 610 541% 806 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 295%
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 92GB free Firmware: E2010480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 721 737 732 731 732 732 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 749 Write 630 Mixed 751 SusWrite 731 161% 715 MB/s	4K Read 200 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 192 641% 188 MB/s	DQ Read 826 DQ Write 791 DQ Mixed 1,202 794% 940 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 559%
Corsair Voyager GTX 128GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 28GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 40 42 41 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15% Very poor	Read 40.9 Write 40.7 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 41.2 9% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 7.9 32% 9.87 MB/s	DQ Read 26.3 DQ Write 23.7 DQ Mixed 10.1 12% 20 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair K32GX5M2B5200C40 2x16GB 934 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	MC Read 68 MC Write 61.4 MC Mixed 61.5 182% 63.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 30.2 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 170%

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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 $324Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,279x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,272x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	822x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	663x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	538x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	511x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	513x
M390 1TBMSIBench 267%, 3,138 samples	394x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	357x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	703x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	275x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	226x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,332

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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