MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D91)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	218% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D91
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D91) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221115
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '23 at 16:26
Run Duration	325 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	64%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$454 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 73.3 1-Core 228 2-Core 454 128% 252 Pts	4-Core 871 8-Core 1,445 141% 1,158 Pts	64-Core 4063 252% 4063 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 8,462 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 7D91) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.3959 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	8.8% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 11.4 8% 12.2 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 12.9 Splatting 11 10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.8% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 825GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFMC0.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1441 1481 514 122 115 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1058 Write 1,562 Mixed 1,166 SusWrite 632 250% 1,105 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 80.8 298% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 852 DQ Write 1,212 DQ Mixed 985 758% 1,016 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 438%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$104 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 720GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 450 457 464 463 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 460 Mixed 412 SusWrite 457 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 44.1 150% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 338 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 250GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 92 97 92 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 107 Write 114 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 94.3 65% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 108%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 51.8 Write 38.7 Mixed 34.1 31% 41.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 97% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 51%
Ssk-dk10 0 2TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 126GB free Firmware: 010A SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 35.2 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 19.3 23% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 93%
Ssk-dk10 0 4TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2.5TB free Firmware: 010A SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 19 19 19 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 118%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 10GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 73 71 81 85 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 116 Write 97.2 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 86.5 120% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.2 166% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 45.8 Write 50.4 Mixed 35.7 56% 44 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 3GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 50 51 52 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 41.7 Write 50.9 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 51 63% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 45%
WD Elements 2620 2TB 2,221 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 680GB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 83 83 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 76.4 Write 76.7 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 82.7 101% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 155% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 54GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 108 114 114 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 121 Write 106 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 112 136% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 155% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G48C40U5.M8A1 1x16GB 553 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 23.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 21.5 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 93.9 43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 87%

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Gaming 442%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 528%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D91)

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $307Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	1,307x
Core i9-13900KIntel $454Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,189x
Core i9-14900KIntel $548Bench 131%, 12,283 samples	536x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,500Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,031x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	816x
RTX 4080Nvidia $960Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	605x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $171Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	727x
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $165Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	512x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	454x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $105Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	418x
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	321x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	296x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $2,083

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $397