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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics146% 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 Drive275% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
CPU throttled at 94% 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.
Run History
24 months ago, 24 months ago.
SystemMicro-Star US Desktop Aegis RS
MotherboardMSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25)  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211103
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '22 at 19:48
Run Duration244 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 94%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-12700K-$215
U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 66.8
1-Core 89.2
2-Core 152
60% 103 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 592
58% 472 Pts
64-Core 1205
75% 1205 Pts
Poor: 102%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 123%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 209
Reflection 198
Parallax 196
170% 201 fps
MRender 199
Gravity 155
Splatting 137
131% 164 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 146%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MSI M390 1TB
864GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 821 1919 2427 2465 1858 580 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
275% Outstanding
Read 1,528
Write 1,733
Mixed 1,346
SusWrite 1,678
355% 1,571 MB/s
4K Read 57.6
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 69.2
249% 88.4 MB/s
DQ Read 942
DQ Write 632
DQ Mixed 792
590% 789 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 275%
Great: 362%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 614900WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1113 1991 1864 1818 1883 1921 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 1,897
Write 2,224
Mixed 1,496
SusWrite 1,765
416% 1,846 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 46.8
183% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,109
DQ Write 785
DQ Mixed 939
704% 944 MB/s
Poor: 280%
This bench: 281%
Great: 578%
SMI USB DISK 32GB
29GB free, PID null
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 167
Write 80.2
Mixed 86.1
126% 111 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 4.4
218% 5.4 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 5U48008G-B 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
117% Outstanding
MC Read 50.9
MC Write 44.3
MC Mixed 45
134% 46.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 18.5
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 117%
This bench: 117%
Great: 145%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 6,108 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 214%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 251%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $1,308
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