MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	235% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	20.8 Days
Run Date	May 01 '19 at 15:28
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 278 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 822 84% 681 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 207 Reflection 214 Parallax 237 169% 219 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 210 Splatting 137 155% 198 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 812 476 553 551 543 540 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,810 Write 1661 Mixed 694 SusWrite 579 264% 1,186 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 60.8 224% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,174 DQ Write 1,449 DQ Mixed 840 765% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 79GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 346 475 483 486 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 480 Mixed 390 SusWrite 455 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 59 199% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 346 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 133GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 319 318 319 316 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 481 Mixed 400 SusWrite 334 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 54.8 187% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 344 260% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 216GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 275 276 275 275 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 294 Mixed 330 SusWrite 297 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 51.6 178% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 228 204% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 638GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 104 Write 97.5 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 99.3 71% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D30AETA.K16FE 2x8GB 3,148 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 32.4 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 29 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,270 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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,812x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,604x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	749x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	400x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16