MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 09:30
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,241 110% 935 Pts	64-Core 1,730 107% 1,730 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2827 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 175 Parallax 182 132% 173 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 164 Splatting 119 109% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,933 Write 1,468 Mixed 602 294% 1,334 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 67.6 236% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 1,065 838% 1,162 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 306%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 381GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 89 90 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 91 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 88.9 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 153GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 98 102 99 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 90 Write 88.5 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 100 56% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 25.9 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 27 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 99%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,243 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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,600x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,243x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	554x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	397x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	342x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16