MSI MAG Z690 Carbon WiFi Review

Test Setup

With an entirely new platform we’ve taken the opportunity to update our test system to include Windows 11. We’ve also got some DDR5 from Corsair in the form of the Dominator Platinum. Plenty of scope to make the new 12th Generation Intel CPUs perform to their best.

MSI MAG Z690 Carbon WiFi
Intel Core i9-12900K
32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR5
Windows 11 64bit
Sabrent 4TB Rocket Plus
Nvidia RTX 2080Ti
Corsair AX1600i
Corsair H150i with Noctua 3000 RPM fans

Clock Speeds

With the Core i9-12900K and our 5200MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum it certainly promises to be a tale of high numbers on paper. Do the results echo this?

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