MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WiFi Motherboard Review

3DMark Timespy Extreme

Time Spy Extreme is a new 4K DirectX 12 benchmark test, available in 3DMark Advanced and Professional Editions. You don’t need a 4K monitor to run it, but you will need a GPU with at least 4 GB of dedicated memory. With its 4K Ultra HD rendering resolution, Time Spy Extreme is an ideal benchmark test for the latest high-end graphics cards. The CPU test has been redesigned to let processors with 8 or more cores perform to their full potential

3DMark is available on Steam here.

A rough start here with one of our lower results, which is hardly a surprise given this is the DDR4 version, plus, it’s on par with the ASUS DDR4 motherboards, so all good!

PCMark 10 Express

PCMark 10 features a comprehensive set of tests that cover the wide variety of tasks performed in the modern workplace. With a range of performance tests, custom run options, Battery Life Profile, and new Storage benchmarks, PCMark 10 is the complete PC benchmark for the modern office.

Available now on Steam.

Clearly, DDR4 or not, it’s still got some legs, as we move the PCMark 10 Express things are looking much better, with a very strong score of 7203.

Super PI 2.1 WP

Super PI is a single-threaded benchmark that calculates pi to a specific number of digits. It uses the Gauss-Legendre algorithm and is a Windows port of a program used by Yasumasa Kanada in 1995 to compute pi to 232 digits

Available now on Super PI.

A fairly average, but still a very good score in Super Pi too, putting it on par with a few very good ASUS motherboards.

Cinebench R23

Cinebench is a real-world cross-platform test suite that evaluates your computer’s hardware capabilities. Improvements to Cinebench Release 23 reflect the overall advancements to CPU and rendering technology in recent years, providing a more accurate measurement of Cinema 4D’s ability to take advantage of multiple CPU cores and modern processor features available to the average user. Best of all: It’s free.

Available now on Maxon.

When it comes to rendering, the CPU was able to really hit those boost clocks and keep them there for a long time, resulting in our fastest Cinebench score yet! Not bad for a DDR4 motherboard!

AIDA64

AIDA64 is a system information, diagnostics, and auditing application developed by FinalWire Ltd that runs on Windows, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Tizen, Chrome OS and Sailfish OS operating systems. It displays detailed information on the components of a computer.

Available now on AIDA64.

Obviously, it was going to perform lower than the other DDR5 motherboard, but as you can see, it’s actually outpacing the ASUS DDR4 motherboards, so again, top marks to MSI here.