MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics109% 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 Drive118% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '19 at 10:13
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 60%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Memory 84
1-Core 126
2-Core 127
71% 112 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 117
16% 117 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 128
Parallax 149
113% 139 fps
MRender 175
Gravity 131
Splatting 102
108% 136 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$175
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 384 474 488 489 494 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 554
Write 675
Mixed 676
SusWrite 448
133% 588 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 41.5
154% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 477
DQ Write 459
DQ Mixed 402
320% 446 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 118%
Great: 162%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 128 135 139 137 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 135
Write 126
Mixed 76.9
SusWrite 126
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 86%
Adata Classic C906 USB 2.0 16GB-$49
14GB free, PID c96a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 16 17 17 17 17 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
9.57% Terrible
Read 24.7
Write 16.3
Mixed 19
SusWrite 15
24% 18.8 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.9
65% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 9.57%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
68.6% Good
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 26.3
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 31.1
SC Mixed 23.6
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $768
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