MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	76.7% 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	98.1% 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.

High background CPU (29%). 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	27.3 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 21:52
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$171 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 204 2-Core 393 118% 227 Pts	4-Core 757 8-Core 1,253 123% 1,005 Pts	64-Core 1,787 111% 1,787 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 112% 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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Lighting 104 Reflection 84.4 Parallax 89.1 85% 92.6 fps	MRender 86.2 Gravity 73.7 Splatting 66.1 61% 75.3 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$45 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 333 356 357 362 353 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 327 Write 298 Mixed 229 SusWrite 345 68% 300 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 39.2 160% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 253 215% 315 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 717GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 432 457 487 485 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 367 Write 317 Mixed 310 SusWrite 447 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 55.4 195% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 342 258% 344 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 137%
WD Blue SA510 2.5 500GB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 245GB free Firmware: 52008100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 374 287 204 191 191 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 207 Write 306 Mixed 221 SusWrite 259 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 35.2 109% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 3.9 90% 216 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 108%
WD WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB 1,814 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.00B81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 166 175 176 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 141 Mixed 116 SusWrite 172 113% 153 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 267% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 102% 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)	145% Outstanding	MC Read 58.8 MC Write 55.4 MC Mixed 51 157% 55.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 49.9 SC Mixed 33.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 148%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

UFO

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	1,679x
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 $39
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