MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	4.48% 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

5 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month 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 as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i5-9600K-$245 46,817 User benchmarks, average bench 105% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	SC Int 129 SC Float 138 SC Mixed 133 106% 133 Pts	QC Int 510 QC Float 558 QC Mixed 532 121% 533 Pts	MC Int 673 MC Float 782 MC Mixed 768 111% 741 Pts
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 45,371 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	4.48% Terrible	Lighting 13.1 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 13.6 4% 12.7 fps	MRender 8.6 Gravity 11.7 Splatting 14.2 5% 11.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.48% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$62 14,350 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 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: 71% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 120%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$40 706,836 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 812GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 175 166 174 174 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th 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: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 113%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$83 8,847 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 90 93 92 87 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd 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: 63%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,146 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 139 129 141 140 115 MB/s Performing as expected (54^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: 97%
WD My Book 1TB 4,874 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 (52^nd 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-$70 224,013 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 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: 64% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 104%

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

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 3,075 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 120%

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Desktop 139%

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Workstation 99%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $150

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $245Bench 105%, 46,817 samples	1,045x
Core i7-9700KIntel $362Bench 113%, 50,596 samples	715x
Core i9-9900KIntel $485Bench 120%, 67,340 samples	467x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $449Bench 129%, 103,577 samples	372x
RTX 2080Nvidia $675Bench 150%, 87,056 samples	328x
RTX 2060-6GBNvidia $340Bench 107%, 56,684 samples	231x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $90Bench 276%, 96,809 samples	216x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $80Bench 237%, 70,744 samples	177x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $110Bench 293%, 24,820 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 86%, 224,013 samples	225x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 90%, 110,660 samples	142x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 89%, 63,653 samples	125x

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Value: 158% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $127	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $252	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $750	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $728	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12