MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '19 at 21:51
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 837 86% 695 Pts	64-Core 835 52% 835 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.72% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 4.09 4% 4.28 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 3.83 Splatting 6.13 4% 4.69 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.72% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 318 318 281 287 294 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 231 Write 296 Mixed 171 SusWrite 304 57% 251 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 22 4K Mixed 10.3 40% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 64.3 DQ Mixed 90.3 74% 107 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 813GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 190 193 189 189 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 156 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 189 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 97 97 96 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 99.6 Write 94.6 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 96.8 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 61%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 174 168 168 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 122 Mixed 78 SusWrite 168 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 275GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 41 40 40 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 33.2 Write 31 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 41.1 45% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	76.7% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 21.4 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 104%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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