MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WiFi Motherboard Review

Operating Costs

With the cost of living increases across the world, especially when it comes to the cost of electricity, it’s worth looking at the cost of running a processor and how it compares to similar products on the market. By taking the average cost per kWh, we can calculate a rough running cost at idle, during a simulated workload test (Cinebench R23), to give us worst-case scenario costs, as well as gaming costs during a run of Cinebench R23.

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At load, it’s a little more expensive to run than most, but the idles and more real-world loads result in performance and cost similar to that of most of the others.