MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	75.8% 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	96.5% 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 (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D32
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	26.7 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	Oct 16 '22 at 01:31
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	91%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$163 101,563 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 (79^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 205 2-Core 394 118% 227 Pts	4-Core 756 8-Core 1,231 122% 993 Pts	64-Core 1,780 110% 1,780 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 111% 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: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.40 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.8% Very good	Lighting 104 Reflection 83.4 Parallax 90.2 84% 92.4 fps	MRender 84.6 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 63.2 59% 73.4 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$31 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 353 354 357 361 361 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 341 Write 304 Mixed 225 SusWrite 344 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 35.9 154% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 243 210% 312 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 828GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 460 469 486 487 489 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 338 Write 316 Mixed 287 SusWrite 449 79% 348 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 49.1 182% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 340 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 137%
WD Blue SA510 2.5 500GB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 247GB free Firmware: 52008100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 408 216 186 184 189 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 296 Write 333 Mixed 256 SusWrite 244 64% 282 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 30.6 96% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 3.9 89% 213 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 108%
WD WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB 1,814 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.00B81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 173 174 177 174 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 136 Mixed 104 SusWrite 172 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 220% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.3% 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 (96^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	MC Read 58.9 MC Write 58.1 MC Mixed 51.2 160% 56.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 35.1 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 148% 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 - $300

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $214Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,486x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,672x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,279x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,215x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,093x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,024x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,215x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	872x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $149Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	584x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	373x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $82Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	273x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	269x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16