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

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.48% 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	291% 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 WIFI (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '23 at 21:14
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$238 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 72.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 93% 175 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,175 106% 890 Pts	64-Core 1792 111% 1792 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 92.9% 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. 31.0.101.3616 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	7.48% Terrible	Lighting 9.9 Reflection 240 Parallax 10.9 8% 86.8 fps	MRender 14 Gravity 12.4 Splatting 0.2 6% 8.87 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.48% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 308GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1426 1350 1310 1298 1282 1237 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,554 Write 2,356 Mixed 1,872 SusWrite 1,317 454% 2,025 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 71.6 235% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 881 DQ Write 697 DQ Mixed 413 411% 664 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 203 194 190 204 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 144 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 201 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x16GB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 60.1 MC Write 55.1 MC Mixed 53.8 161% 56.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 26.7 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 172%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 0P 3R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	19%	48	563	471	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

History: Score 28: 0P 3R 3G 4B | Score 29: 0P 3R 4G 2B

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Typical PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 6,137 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $294Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,295x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,276x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	833x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	666x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	541x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	517x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	515x
M390 1TBMSIBench 267%, 3,138 samples	400x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	362x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	712x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	275x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	228x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,300

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16