MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	3.46% 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. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Run History

9 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 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	Extreme
Intel Core i5-9600K-$205 68,426 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	1-Core 133 2-Core 258 92% 195 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 689 80% 611 Pts	64-Core 768 52% 768 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 53,426 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	3.46% Terrible	Lighting 13.1 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 13.6 3% 12.7 fps	MRender 8.6 Gravity 11.7 Splatting 14.2 4% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.46% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$64 17,446 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 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-$30 764,219 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: 113%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$90 10,264 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 90 93 92 87 MB/s Performing as expected (46^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: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 62%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,354 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 139 129 141 140 115 MB/s Performing as expected (49^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: 16% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 97%
WD My Book 1TB 4,522 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: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 250,350 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled	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: 105%

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

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Gaming 104%

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Desktop 129%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $139

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $205Bench 94%, 68,426 samples	1,492x
Core i7-9700KIntel $340Bench 100%, 98,135 samples	931x
Core i9-9900KIntel $455Bench 100%, 110,351 samples	628x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $415Bench 102%, 142,672 samples	607x
RTX 2080Nvidia $650Bench 121%, 115,468 samples	445x
RTX 2060Nvidia $349Bench 85%, 97,704 samples	349x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $90Bench 274%, 119,532 samples	282x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $100Bench 291%, 53,691 samples	259x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $90Bench 235%, 78,249 samples	218x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 250,350 samples	329x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 87%, 146,625 samples	219x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $87Bench 87%, 94,832 samples	180x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $148	Nvidia GTX 1660 $210	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $205	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $234	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $340	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $612	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14