MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics122% 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 Drive172% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
CPU throttled at 94% 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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D32
MotherboardMSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display5760 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211217
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 23 '22 at 17:49
Run Duration250 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 94%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 69.1
1-Core 91.4
2-Core 183
64% 115 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 650
60% 501 Pts
64-Core 1,017
63% 1,017 Pts
Poor: 100%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 117%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Zotac(19DA 6510) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 155
Parallax 176
132% 164 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 135
Splatting 119
118% 148 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 122%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 603 323 289 249 235 228 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,679
Write 1,200
Mixed 529
SusWrite 321
206% 932 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 51
184% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 761
DQ Write 527
DQ Mixed 552
437% 613 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 172%
Great: 236%
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 1TB
309GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1627 1503 883 864 883 855 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 1,086
Write 864
Mixed 737
SusWrite 1,102
213% 947 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 27.7
112% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 58.9
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 72
125% 228 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 158%
Great: 287%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
234GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 417 432 434 409 392 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 383
Mixed 343
SusWrite 407
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 31.6
106% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 268
213% 296 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
62GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 285 287 286 288 288 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 444
Mixed 410
SusWrite 305
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 45.7
148% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 336
254% 340 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 124%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261
47GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 336 355 329 330 343 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 460
Write 247
Mixed 294
SusWrite 339
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 21.1
87% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 153
125% 183 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 3600 C18 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
71.9% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 25.8
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 20.4
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 123%

 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 9,625 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 208%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 229%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,536
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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