MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.9% 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	117% 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.

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Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '19 at 18:39
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,083 100% 836 Pts	64-Core 1148 71% 1148 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.9% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 117 Parallax 120 97% 119 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 117 Splatting 94.1 99% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$65 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 444 448 453 449 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 447 Mixed 425 SusWrite 434 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 53.5 175% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 283 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 127%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 193 192 194 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 196 Mixed 30 SusWrite 193 110% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
1,954 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 8 8 7.5 8 8.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	5.01% Terrible	Read 14.7 Write 5 Mixed 3.8 SusWrite 7.8 9% 7.82 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.01% Great: 8%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID 0098 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 16 14 18 18 18 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 28.5 Write 17.5 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 15.4 18% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Mixed 0 40% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FB 2x8GB 1,404 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.6% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.9 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 21.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 106%

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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) - $145

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,830x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,620x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,257x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	763x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	304x
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	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16