MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk WiFi DDR4: Top chipset for mid price

Extra tests, Motherboards | | Ľubomír Samák

From the B660 motherboard tests, we now move on to Z690. These are always better equipped at least at the chipset level. One of the main advantages is the ability to manually overclock processors with an open multiplier. The Tomahawk DDR4 seems to be an option that has a well prepared VRM for such performance boosts while still keeping to an affordable price. The important thing though is what kind of board it is from an overall perspective.

Test setup

Intel Core i5-12900K and Intel Core i5-12400 CPUs
Alphacool Eisbaer Aurora 360 liquid cooler
Kingston Fury Beast memory (2× 16 GB, 5200 MHz/CL40)
MSI RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio graphics card
Patriot Viper VP4100 (1 TB) and Patriot Viper VPN100 (2 TB) SSDs
BeQuiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1200 W PSU

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Note: Graphics drivers used at the time of testing: Nvidia GeForce 466.77 and OS Windows 10 build 19043


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