MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96% 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 Drive309% 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.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 07 '19 at 02:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 143
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 813
86% 685 Pts
64-Core 834
52% 834 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 119
Parallax 112
102% 118 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 102
Splatting 83.3
85% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2097 717 598 610 612 613 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
309% Outstanding
Read 2520
Write 2,319
Mixed 1,428
SusWrite 874
398% 1,786 MB/s
4K Read 63.3
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 85.2
288% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,663
DQ Write 1,271
DQ Mixed 1,411
1,070% 1,448 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 309%
Great: 340%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
363GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7L0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 126 132 129 130 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 160
Write 173
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 128
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 33.3
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 43.4
SC Mixed 29.9
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%

 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 7,236 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: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $765
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HDDRAMUSB
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