MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 116%, 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	334% 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.

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	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '21 at 00:20
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 78.5 1-Core 213 2-Core 413 121% 235 Pts	4-Core 814 8-Core 1,640 144% 1,227 Pts	64-Core 2,954 183% 2,954 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 116% 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 182 Reflection 193 Parallax 187 148% 187 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 185 Splatting 128 121% 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% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 653 1725 771 785 780 787 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,582 Write 2,332 Mixed 1,820 SusWrite 917 428% 1,913 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 88.3 314% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,903 DQ Write 1,626 DQ Mixed 1,736 1,309% 1,755 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 355%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 25GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 59 60 60 59 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 58 Write 51.8 Mixed 52.6 SusWrite 58.1 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 69%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 71GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 72 70 73 68 72 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 78.2 Write 65.9 Mixed 45.6 SusWrite 68.9 48% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 62%
Toshiba MK5055GSX 500GB-$33 4,927 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 297GB free Firmware: FG001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 65 65 65 65 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 63.1 Write 61.8 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 64.2 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 88% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 42%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 203GB free Firmware: PB4OCA1G SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 61 49 65 48 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 40.1 Write 30.2 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 55.2 27% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 45%
Maxtor STM3250820AS 250GB 2,495 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 11GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 43 43 44 42 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 42.8 Write 16 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 42.4 24% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 44%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 133GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 105 104 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 75.7 Write 73.3 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 104 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 65%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.4% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 27.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 26.4 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.4% 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 $250Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,476x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,669x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,277x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,091x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,021x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,211x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,567

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 $178	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