MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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	161% 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	226% 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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '18 at 21:25
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	56%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 837 88% 702 Pts	64-Core 826 51% 826 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 225 Parallax 224 182% 224 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 224 Splatting 142 163% 207 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1337 1077 588 589 588 589 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,330 Write 1,446 Mixed 628 SusWrite 795 235% 1,050 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 60.1 216% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,158 DQ Write 1,449 DQ Mixed 1,041 858% 1,216 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 391GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 435 481 484 487 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 479 Mixed 390 SusWrite 472 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 61.8 196% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 257 218% 319 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 310 315 316 316 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 439 Mixed 405 SusWrite 330 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 61 194% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 345 260% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 233GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 276 276 275 275 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 468 Mixed 411 SusWrite 296 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53.2 191% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 226 203% 307 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 645GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 104 Write 99 Mixed 101 SusWrite 111 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 16GB 970 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 11GB free, PID 1408 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 79.5 Write 9.3 Mixed 16.8 SusWrite 9.8 28% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 36% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D30AETA.K16FE 2x8GB 3,148 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 33.2 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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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	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,600x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,243x

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	397x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	342x
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 $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