MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 171% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	150% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	397% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '23 at 14:53
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$258 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 172 2-Core 343 108% 202 Pts	4-Core 664 8-Core 1,357 119% 1,011 Pts	64-Core 1,742 108% 1,742 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759 18,552 User benchmarks, average bench 143% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 184 Parallax 364 152% 245 fps	MRender 320 Gravity 140 Splatting 216 182% 225 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 153%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 12,579 User benchmarks, average bench 380% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2465 2467 2463 2469 2339 443 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	397% Outstanding	Read 2,701 Write 2,487 Mixed 1,992 SusWrite 2,108 522% 2,322 MB/s	4K Read 73.5 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 87.2 329% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,568 DQ Write 1,118 DQ Mixed 1,327 995% 1,337 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 397% Great: 507%
Nvme WDC WD BLACK SDB 512GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 477GB free Firmware: HPS2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1361 984 988 987 985 989 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,959 Write 2,246 Mixed 1,966 SusWrite 1049 406% 1,805 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 76.4 270% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,416 DQ Write 1,178 DQ Mixed 1,269 958% 1,287 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 48.3 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 38.2 128% 44.7 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 35.8 106% 37.3 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,387x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

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 $178	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