MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	288% 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). 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	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '18 at 09:50
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 140 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 924 90% 737 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1329 1296 1285 1318 1289 1343 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 1,885 Write 1,296 Mixed 1,078 SusWrite 1,310 311% 1,392 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 69.9 267% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1334 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 1,019 800% 1,114 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 333%
Sony Storage Media 16GB 1,582 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 10GB free, PID 05ba Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 6 6 5.5 6 5.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	4.02% Terrible	Read 11.2 Write 3 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 5.8 7% 6.12 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.02% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
ZIONBLAZE16GBXMP3600 2x16GB 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 35.3 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 34.1 102% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 50.3 79% 50.3 ns

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,300 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,823x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,609x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,254x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	757x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	250x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $719

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16