MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics92.3% 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 Drive222% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '19 at 19:55
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 164
2-Core 328
107% 196 Pts
4-Core 656
8-Core 1,292
115% 974 Pts
64-Core 1,308
81% 1,308 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 110%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2262 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 124
Parallax 118
96% 120 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 111
Splatting 91.5
85% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 849 327 328 328 329 329 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 2,500
Write 1,458
Mixed 1,035
SusWrite 415
298% 1,352 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 72.2
242% 84.4 MB/s
DQ Read 477
DQ Write 455
DQ Mixed 466
350% 466 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 222%
Great: 280%
Adata SU650 960GB
845GB free
Firmware: Q1122BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 407 406 406 406 405 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 395
Mixed 340
SusWrite 406
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 40.6
140% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 221
180% 254 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
710GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 174 174 174 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 160
Mixed 110
SusWrite 173
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 29.1
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 32
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 50.2
80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%

 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 7,243 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) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $761
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