MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 126% UFO	Workstation 202% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 128%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	362% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7D32
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '21 at 19:04
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	14%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$324 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 83.7 1-Core 238 2-Core 467 135% 263 Pts	4-Core 919 8-Core 1,808 161% 1,364 Pts	64-Core 3,209 199% 3,209 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 194 Parallax 188 148% 188 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 186 Splatting 127 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 718 1657 763 778 767 772 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,620 Write 2,381 Mixed 1,856 SusWrite 909 434% 1,942 MB/s	4K Read 76.1 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 113 393% 147 MB/s	DQ Read 1,895 DQ Write 1,702 DQ Mixed 1,750 1,326% 1,783 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 355%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 25GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 59 59 59 59 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 53.9 Write 53.4 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 57.6 39% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 69%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 71GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 78 79 77 79 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 80.7 Write 75.2 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 76.6 51% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 62%
Toshiba MK5055GSX 500GB-$33 4,927 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 297GB free Firmware: FG001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 63 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 52.2 Write 55.2 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 61.3 36% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 42%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 203GB free Firmware: PB4OCA1G SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 78 78 77 78 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 38.3 Write 39.1 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 76.2 32% 43.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 45%
Maxtor STM3250820AS 250GB 2,495 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 11GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 42 42 43 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 14.7 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 42.2 23% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 44%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 132GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 103 103 103 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 51.2 Write 52 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 102 47% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 65%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 240 Write 91.5 Mixed 97 154% 143 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 7.8 609% 9.53 MB/s	DQ Read 13.1 DQ Write 10.4 DQ Mixed 8.2 681% 10.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 4400 C19 Series 4x8GB 519 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	MC Read 55.5 MC Write 54.9 MC Mixed 52.2 155% 54.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 38.5 105% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 150%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 - $300

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $225Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,476x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,669x
Core i9-12900KIntel $324Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,276x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,091x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,021x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,211x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	582x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	372x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	269x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,532

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