MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	345% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	30.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '18 at 10:31
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 925 90% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64% Good	Lighting 80.5 Reflection 80.2 Parallax 69.5 66% 76.7 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 74.3 Splatting 76.1 61% 74.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPED1D28 280GB 456 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 890 881 899 900 901 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,213 Write 1,837 Mixed 2,011 SusWrite 893 390% 1,738 MB/s	4K Read 152 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 149 499% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1,206 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 1,026 775% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 276% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 679%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 323GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 348 344 350 350 349 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 439 Mixed 396 SusWrite 348 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 54.1 180% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 131 131 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 135 Write 120 Mixed 79 SusWrite 131 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C14-8GTZKW 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZKW 04CD F4-3200C14-8GTZKW 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZKW 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 29.2 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 30.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,801x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,601x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	554x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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