MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.8% 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	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D32
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	15.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '23 at 22:47
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	81%

PC Performing way below expectations (12^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 64.8 1-Core 164 2-Core 343 98% 190 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,007 99% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,367 85% 1,367 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FFB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.8% Very good	Lighting 99.8 Reflection 103 Parallax 104 81% 102 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 86.4 Splatting 74.2 74% 92.9 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 285 284 292 291 298 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 323 Write 309 Mixed 317 SusWrite 288 70% 309 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 28.7 98% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 334 252% 338 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 129%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 603GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 322 327 328 330 338 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 352 Write 301 Mixed 329 SusWrite 322 74% 326 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 65.2 4K Mixed 30.2 109% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 337 253% 339 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 136%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 875GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 138 144 142 143 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 138 Write 116 Mixed 73 SusWrite 142 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB 1,366 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 23.8 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 11.5 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 124%

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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 $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,486x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,674x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,280x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,215x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,094x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 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 $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	269x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16