MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	199% 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	Windows 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

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D32
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5760 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 18:01
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$179 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 69.5 1-Core 190 2-Core 369 108% 210 Pts	4-Core 684 8-Core 1,166 112% 925 Pts	64-Core 1,718 106% 1,718 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 6510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 155 Parallax 158 133% 159 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 136 Splatting 119 118% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 623 325 326 326 307 225 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,650 Write 1,313 Mixed 575 SusWrite 355 216% 973 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 50.5 216% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,070 DQ Write 1,027 DQ Mixed 502 527% 866 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 236%
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 1TB 6,131 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 309GB free Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1656 1389 853 902 853 872 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 951 Write 909 Mixed 974 SusWrite 1,087 222% 980 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 59.8 204% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,076 DQ Write 1161 DQ Mixed 1,357 955% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 287%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 234GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 411 412 412 404 357 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 415 Write 333 Mixed 280 SusWrite 401 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 26 93% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 265 209% 288 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 62GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 287 287 289 289 289 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 401 Write 414 Mixed 365 SusWrite 308 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 43.9 150% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 339 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 124%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 47GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 344 354 338 345 338 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 404 Write 337 Mixed 250 SusWrite 340 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 22.8 86% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 154 125% 182 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 3600 C18 Series 2x8GB 671 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	72.8% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 25.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 22 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 123%

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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 $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,476x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,669x
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,276x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,091x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,021x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,211x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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