MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics116% 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 Drive364% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D32
MotherboardMSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4  (all builds)
Memory24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211217
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateJan 22 '22 at 12:30
Run Duration273 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 91%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12600K-$184
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
62% Good
Memory 64
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 173
62% 110 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 603
55% 463 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 100%
This bench: 62%
Great: 117%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Asus(1043 8827) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 180
Parallax 186
120% 171 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 141
Splatting 121
120% 151 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 116%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB
655GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614600WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3662 2512 1723 1373 1786 1854 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
364% Outstanding
Read 2658
Write 2,654
Mixed 2,083
SusWrite 2,152
537% 2,387 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 79.3
275% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1050
DQ Write 814
DQ Mixed 930
696% 931 MB/s
Poor: 264%
This bench: 364%
Great: 573%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
726GB free
Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1276 365 372 365 356 372 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 1491
Write 1,568
Mixed 1,261
SusWrite 518
271% 1,209 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 44.3
161% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 804
DQ Mixed 881
666% 896 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 181%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 46.3
MC Write 46.1
MC Mixed 43
129% 45.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 25.3
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (MS-7D32) Builds (Compare 9,623 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 230%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,547
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