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

Performance Results


Gaming 212% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 253% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	216% 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	219% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 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.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star US Desktop Aegis RS
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25) (all builds)
Memory	54.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211103
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '22 at 01:29
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 71 1-Core 177 2-Core 351 104% 200 Pts	4-Core 688 8-Core 1,268 117% 978 Pts	64-Core 2600 161% 2600 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	216% Outstanding	Lighting 320 Reflection 306 Parallax 363 261% 330 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 260 Splatting 196 211% 268 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M470 2TB 541 User benchmarks, average bench 379% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1513 905 905 865 915 925 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,768 Write 2,903 Mixed 1,945 SusWrite 1,005 431% 1,905 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 59.1 216% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 414 DQ Write 481 DQ Mixed 572 396% 489 MB/s
Poor: 219% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 517%
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP4000GM30013 4TB 649 User benchmarks, average bench 494% 2.5TB free Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2009 2228 2225 2229 2173 2000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,653 Write 2,085 Mixed 1,894 SusWrite 2,144 441% 1,944 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.9 196% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 402 DQ Write 395 DQ Mixed 558 375% 451 MB/s
Poor: 300% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 624%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 257GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 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	19.3% Very poor	Read 40.4 Write 41 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 42.1 9% 41.1 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 14.5 4K Mixed 13.6 44% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 28 DQ Write 25.8 DQ Mixed 26.8 20% 26.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 866GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 134 156 160 180 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 76.2 Mixed 130 SusWrite 154 99% 133 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 219% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 548C38-16 548C38-16 Samsung 23R2GA3BB0-CQKOD Samsung 23R2GA3BB0-CQKOD 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 4000, 4000, 4000, 4000 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	126% Outstanding	MC Read 50 MC Write 52 MC Mixed 49 144% 50.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 19.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 99.1 40% 99.1 ns
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 138%

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Typical PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 6,103 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 $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,289x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,273x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $183Bench 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 $170Bench 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: $1,314

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16