MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 206% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	161% 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	266% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 95% 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D32
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '22 at 05:44
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$241 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 77.9 1-Core 208 2-Core 416 120% 234 Pts	4-Core 812 8-Core 1,563 141% 1,187 Pts	64-Core 2,387 148% 2,387 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3797) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 205 Parallax 206 193% 216 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 161 Splatting 132 142% 180 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 1TB 5,881 User benchmarks, average bench 296% 462GB free (System drive) Firmware: 82C6U67A SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 436 453 606 501 621 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,815 Write 615 Mixed 778 SusWrite 498 255% 1,176 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 77.8 288% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 571 DQ Mixed 856 616% 802 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 458%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 446GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 262 325 327 275 371 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 170 Write 105 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 306 38% 167 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 21 4K Mixed 11.4 49% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 15.3 DQ Write 16.4 DQ Mixed 87.9 46% 39.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$30 16,451 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 464GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 195 192 196 184 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 93.2 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 188 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 574GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 166 166 169 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 144 Mixed 108 SusWrite 164 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4WL.M8FE1 2x8GB 1,595 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 31.2 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 25.1 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 127%

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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 - $300

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,477x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,669x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,278x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,091x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,022x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,212x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,273

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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