MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics131% 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 Drive261% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 00:35
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 152
2-Core 306
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 608
8-Core 1154
105% 881 Pts
64-Core 1,674
104% 1,674 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 195
Parallax 193
150% 191 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 179
Splatting 131
118% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
368GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 844 847 846 848 847 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 1,936
Write 2,171
Mixed 1,690
SusWrite 884
375% 1,670 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 68.7
241% 91 MB/s
DQ Read 1,369
DQ Write 1,124
DQ Mixed 1,207
915% 1,233 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 261%
Great: 284%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 204 197 195 200 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 205
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 199
124% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 0.8
234% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
99.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 29.2
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 30.4
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 52.8
76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 161%

 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 7,263 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) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $754
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