MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	125% 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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 22:10
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 99.3 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 664 8-Core 1,315 117% 989 Pts	64-Core 1,308 81% 1,308 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2289 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 120 Parallax 104 93% 113 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 104 Splatting 106 87% 106 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 413 442 414 401 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 475 Mixed 378 SusWrite 401 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59.8 208% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 329 254% 348 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 121GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 439 443 432 412 390 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 486 Mixed 408 SusWrite 410 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 68.6 234% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 255GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 140 140 140 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 151 Write 142 Mixed 90 SusWrite 141 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.7 349% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 50.1 MC Write 49.5 MC Mixed 35 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 37 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 39.3 102% 39.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 117%

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,809x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,603x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	748x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
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	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $754

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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