MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	49.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 15:34
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 284 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 841 87% 701 Pts	64-Core 830 51% 830 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 60.5 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 59.2 49% 62 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 53.3 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 525ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 154 185 161 185 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 354 Write 280 Mixed 266 SusWrite 165 60% 266 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 40.1 145% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 220 165% 223 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 85%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 14GB free Firmware: 4PC1LE05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 164 166 163 162 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 257 Write 168 Mixed 162 SusWrite 162 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 23.2 82% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 91 DQ Mixed 69.8 64% 100 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 692GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 192 195 196 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 108 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 193 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 114GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 67 65 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 94 Write 88.5 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 64.9 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 16,566 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 33.1 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 31.2 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 49.1 82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 116%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,815x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,605x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,248x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	752x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	400x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16