MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.1% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 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 26 '19 at 22:03
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$195 181,330 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 258 92% 160 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 689 80% 611 Pts	64-Core 768 52% 768 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 93,912 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	3.22% Terrible	Lighting 13.1 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 13.6 3% 12.7 fps	MRender 8.6 Gravity 11.7 Splatting 14.2 3% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.22% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$58 24,393 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 230 211 240 238 183 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.1% Average	Read 243 Write 219 Mixed 122 SusWrite 220 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 21 4K Mixed 10.1 39% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 64.5 DQ Mixed 89.8 73% 107 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,030,063 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 812GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 175 166 174 174 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 116 Write 138 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 168 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 112%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$82 14,488 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 90 93 92 87 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 76.7 Write 82.5 Mixed 42 SusWrite 90.7 53% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 63%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 2,018 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 139 129 141 140 115 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 114 Write 102 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 131 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1TB 6,711 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 275GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 34 36 36 32 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 31.8 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 34.2 42% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 371,676 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.8 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 5,286 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 107%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $233

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $290Bench 99%, 249,609 samples	1,288x
Core i5-9600KIntel $195Bench 95%, 181,330 samples	1,249x
Core i9-9900KIntel $380Bench 99%, 246,966 samples	653x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $505Bench 113%, 284,999 samples	728x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 107%, 275,654 samples	451x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $420Bench 100%, 125,688 samples	387x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $90Bench 288%, 172,037 samples	289x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 274%, 224,470 samples	201x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 108%, 404,342 samples	168x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $86Bench 85%, 135,634 samples	253x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 304,909 samples	222x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 83%, 371,676 samples	220x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,204

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $290	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $42

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28