MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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.
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.

CPU throttled at 91% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D32
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '21 at 18:20
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$152 40,032 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 (58^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 75.3 1-Core 200 2-Core 396 115% 224 Pts	4-Core 759 8-Core 1271 124% 1,015 Pts	64-Core 1831 113% 1831 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% MSI(1462 5020) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 138 Parallax 237 97% 165 fps	MRender 227 Gravity 118 Splatting 151 133% 165 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,024 Write 2,390 Mixed 1,796 463% 2,070 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 90.1 339% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,786 DQ Write 1,027 DQ Mixed 1,551 1,116% 1,455 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Fujitsu MHV2060BH PL 60GB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 55GB free Firmware: 00000029 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 36.8 Write 37.8 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 38.7 26% 35 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 22%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 16GB 796 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 10GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 26 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 84.7 Write 25.6 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 26.5 54% 46.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.3 235% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 20,001 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 30.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 26.4 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 95%

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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%

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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