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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	300% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 19:13
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 987 96% 790 Pts	64-Core 1,191 74% 1,191 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 438GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2123 599 613 615 565 579 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,286 Write 2,238 Mixed 1,302 SusWrite 849 373% 1,669 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 72.6 265% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,824 DQ Write 1,585 DQ Mixed 1,588 1,222% 1,666 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 340%
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 480GB-$900 1,995 User benchmarks, average bench 429% 447GB free Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1917 1918 1920 1875 1892 1927 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	535% Outstanding	Read 2,239 Write 1,920 Mixed 2,068 SusWrite 1,908 458% 2,034 MB/s	4K Read 260 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 233 812% 239 MB/s	DQ Read 1,868 DQ Write 1,664 DQ Mixed 1,726 1,305% 1,753 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 535% Great: 541%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 175 175 175 174 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 163 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 174 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 88%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB 6,921 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 25GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 6 4.8 8.4 8.4 7.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	5.52% Terrible	Read 22.9 Write 26.9 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 6.5 20% 16 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.52% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 26.8 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 25.3 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 119%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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