MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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.
Graphics	120% 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 Drive	115% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '19 at 23:35
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,133 103% 865 Pts	64-Core 1,180 73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia Titan Xp 8,552 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 123F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 164 Parallax 135 129% 153 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 185 Splatting 125 117% 144 fps
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 140%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B18) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.37% Terrible	Lighting 7.07 Reflection 12.7 Parallax 8.72 6% 9.49 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 16.7 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.37% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 344 291 289 282 273 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 358 SusWrite 320 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 55.4 190% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Patriot Ignite 480GB-$148 2,730 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 88GB free Firmware: SAFM02.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 446 481 485 486 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 491 Mixed 346 SusWrite 472 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40.6 154% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 179 180% 290 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 885GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 443 476 481 482 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 481 Mixed 352 SusWrite 467 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 36.2 170% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 228 203% 308 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 132 133 132 135 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 155 Write 128 Mixed 82 SusWrite 132 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3400 C16 Series 2x8GB 4,679 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.7% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.2 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 24.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 114%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,814x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,605x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,248x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	751x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	400x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16