MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '19 at 23:08
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$155 321,194 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 (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 822 86% 692 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 127 Parallax 130 110% 131 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 127 Splatting 102 107% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 8,185 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 891GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001b31 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1023 1041 1036 1060 1057 1054 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,916 Write 1,018 Mixed 897 SusWrite 1,045 271% 1,219 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 58.7 229% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 394 DQ Write 721 DQ Mixed 499 396% 538 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 297%
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 15GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 516 Write 428 Mixed 366 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 39.3 148% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 177 175% 279 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 94%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3.5TB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 218 220 220 219 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 224 Write 216 Mixed 108 SusWrite 219 140% 192 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.2 279% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 174GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 91 91 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 163 Write 153 Mixed 95.3 SusWrite 90.4 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 109%
Initio INIC-1610P 500GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 28GB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	20% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 37.8 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 40.1 50% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 35.1 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

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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 $179	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