MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	84.8% 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	164% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 18:20
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 279 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,186 107% 899 Pts	64-Core 1701 105% 1701 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 111 Parallax 104 87% 107 fps	MRender 97.5 Gravity 98 Splatting 101 81% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80 9,612 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 272 270 268 272 272 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 1,677 Write 278 Mixed 426 SusWrite 271 143% 663 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 57.1 213% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 269 217% 307 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 241%
Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM164 1TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 395GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 103 102 104 101 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 95 Write 100 Mixed 59 SusWrite 101 65% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 170 171 171 171 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 131 Mixed 81 SusWrite 169 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IR2400D464L17/16G 075D IRX2800D464L16S/8G 075D IR2400D464L17S/4G 075D IR2400D464L17S/4G 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 16384, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 26.4 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 92%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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