MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	76.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7D32
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '22 at 20:46
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%

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 i5-12600K-$171 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 78.1 1-Core 205 2-Core 395 117% 226 Pts	4-Core 753 8-Core 1,145 118% 949 Pts	64-Core 1,779 110% 1,779 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% MSI(1462 C978) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.40 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.3% Very good	Lighting 104 Reflection 84.9 Parallax 89.2 84% 92.6 fps	MRender 86.3 Gravity 73.5 Splatting 65.8 60% 75.2 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$45 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 343 357 361 358 359 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 325 Write 300 Mixed 204 SusWrite 337 66% 291 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 32.7 134% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 264 218% 313 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 810GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 424 457 487 489 489 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 325 Write 330 Mixed 236 SusWrite 433 75% 331 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 33.9 133% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 281 228% 324 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 137%
WD Blue SA510 2.5 500GB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 245GB free Firmware: 52008100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 390 383 298 191 192 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 314 Write 320 Mixed 242 SusWrite 281 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 28.4 95% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 3.8 90% 216 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 108%
WD WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB 1,814 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.00B81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 168 174 178 177 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 131 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 167 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 266% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4400C19-16GTZR 2x16GB 700 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	146% Outstanding	MC Read 59.1 MC Write 58 MC Mixed 51.1 160% 56.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 31.8 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 148%

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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 - $280

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,500x
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,678x
Core i9-12900KIntel $323Bench 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	1,029x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,219x
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	587x

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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $36
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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