MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 192% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 124%, 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	333% 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	28.7 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	Dec 01 '21 at 00:54
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$333 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 210 2-Core 428 126% 243 Pts	4-Core 838 8-Core 1,640 147% 1239 Pts	64-Core 3,014 186% 3,014 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 124% 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 192 Parallax 187 148% 187 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 184 Splatting 127 120% 149 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% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 1659 782 784 786 787 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,596 Write 2,334 Mixed 1,829 SusWrite 928 430% 1,922 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 88.8 309% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,878 DQ Write 1,609 DQ Mixed 1,754 1,312% 1747 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 355%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 387GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 85 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 87 Write 86.5 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 83 63% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 69%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 52GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 74 75 75 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 84.9 Write 78.8 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 73.1 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 62%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 79GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 93 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 84.6 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 91.8 63% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 65%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 203GB free Firmware: PB4OCA1G SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 77 80 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 40.5 Write 37 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 77 32% 44.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 45%
Toshiba MK5055GSX 500GB-$33 4,927 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 103GB free Firmware: FG001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 48 48 48 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 44.5 Write 43.3 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 47.4 29% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 42%
Maxtor STM3250820AS 250GB 2,495 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 11GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	24.9% Poor	Read 43.1 Write 15.9 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 43.2 24% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 44%

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 (91^st percentile)	146% Outstanding	MC Read 55.8 MC Write 54.9 MC Mixed 52.5 155% 54.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.6 SC Write 52.5 SC Mixed 40.2 116% 40.4 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 146% 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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,473x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,668x
Core i9-12900KIntel $333Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,276x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,090x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,020x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,210x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
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	268x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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