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

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 199% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	157% 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	296% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 91% 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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '22 at 15:38
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$291 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 72.5 1-Core 208 2-Core 415 118% 232 Pts	4-Core 805 8-Core 1,440 135% 1,122 Pts	64-Core 2,649 164% 2,649 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Nvidia(10DE 146A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 202 Parallax 206 190% 214 fps	MRender 241 Gravity 155 Splatting 117 134% 171 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 170%
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 7D25) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1368 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	7.86% Terrible	Lighting 10.2 Reflection 15.2 Parallax 11.5 8% 12.3 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 14.1 Splatting 1 7% 9.63 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.86% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$74 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1808 1885 1717 252 284 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1,580 Write 1,983 Mixed 1,690 SusWrite 1,040 355% 1,573 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 95.2 328% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,594 DQ Write 1,452 DQ Mixed 1239 1,007% 1,429 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 295%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 896GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 178 177 171 175 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 180 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 174 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AD5U480016G-B 1x16GB 302 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	68.2% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 23.8 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 19.5 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 95.7 42% 95.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 93%

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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 $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,289x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,273x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	826x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	664x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	540x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	515x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	514x
M390 1TBMSIBench 267%, 3,138 samples	396x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	360x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	707x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	276x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	227x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16