MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D32
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '21 at 21:37
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$159 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 205 2-Core 406 120% 231 Pts	4-Core 792 8-Core 1,298 128% 1,044 Pts	64-Core 1,821 113% 1,821 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% MSI(1462 5020) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 138 Parallax 252 97% 170 fps	MRender 227 Gravity 118 Splatting 151 133% 165 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2013 Write 2,344 Mixed 1,777 458% 2,045 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 269 4K Mixed 89.5 343% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,836 DQ Write 965 DQ Mixed 1,554 1,114% 1,452 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Fujitsu MHV2060BH PL 60GB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 55GB free Firmware: 00000029 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 39 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 38.7 26% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 20,001 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 30.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 27 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 - $280

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,498x
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,675x
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,285x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,219x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,095x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,027x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,218x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	874x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	586x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	374x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	273x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	271x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,525

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16