MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 168% UFO


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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	163% 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	242% 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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D32
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '24 at 16:35
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	56%

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-$168 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 73.5 1-Core 187 2-Core 373 109% 211 Pts	4-Core 746 8-Core 1,222 120% 984 Pts	64-Core 1,508 93% 1,508 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 219 Parallax 212 197% 224 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 159 Splatting 130 142% 182 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 695 962 914 900 916 1028 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,115 Write 1,880 Mixed 1604 SusWrite 902 312% 1,375 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 74.6 298% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,394 DQ Write 923 DQ Mixed 327 468% 881 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 296%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 67GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 96 101 91 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 379 Write 128 Mixed 163 SusWrite 93.7 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 34.7 130% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 85.9 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 102 79% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 73%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 124GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 162 158 157 154 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 475 Mixed 452 SusWrite 202 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 47.8 160% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 331 249% 335 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 443GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 141 164 166 170 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 166 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 163 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB 8,831 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 924GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 133 131 130 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 109 Write 109 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 131 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GF2133C13K4 2x8GB 2,981 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 23.6 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 20.3 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 91.8 44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	144	27"	1280 720	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,493x
Core i5-12600KIntel $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,675x
Core i9-12900KIntel $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,285x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,218x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,094x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,027x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,217x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	874x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	586x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	373x
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: $1,545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16