MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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	89.4% 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	245% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D32
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	50.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230331
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '23 at 03:34
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600K-$269 27,559 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 80.5 1-Core 209 2-Core 418 122% 236 Pts	4-Core 835 8-Core 1,416 137% 1,126 Pts	64-Core 2,327 144% 2,327 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330 20,866 User benchmarks, average bench 86% MSI(1462 5025) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.5.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Lighting 88.7 Reflection 136 Parallax 168 72% 131 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 91.2 Splatting 158 122% 150 fps
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 587GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1527 108 211 142 197 271 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,561 Write 1,896 Mixed 1,744 SusWrite 409 316% 1,402 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 87.7 300% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,554 DQ Write 1,342 DQ Mixed 1,477 1,099% 1,458 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 365%
MSI M390 2TB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 320% 868GB free Firmware: EHFM32.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2688 2712 2570 2603 2264 2540 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 1,269 Write 2,118 Mixed 1,159 SusWrite 2,563 404% 1,777 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 68.1 256% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,298 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 1203 880% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 383%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 47 57 55 52 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 26.8 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 54.6 33% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.3 535% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 106%
Seagate ST20000NE000-3G5101 20TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 148 141 167 154 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.8% Very good	Read 100 Write 118 Mixed 195 SusWrite 149 106% 140 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.3 238% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C18D4/16GX 4x16GB 1,346 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 39.5 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 33.5 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,481x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,670x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,279x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,093x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,023x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,215x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	870x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	583x

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

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16