MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '19 at 17:36
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 144 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 813 85% 682 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.73% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 4.31 Parallax 4.12 4% 4.28 fps	MRender 4.05 Gravity 3.93 Splatting 6.13 4% 4.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.73% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 301 319 319 318 322 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 472 Write 308 Mixed 106 SusWrite 316 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 22.9 80% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 65.8 DQ Mixed 60.2 58% 94.9 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 771GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 189 192 192 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 130 Mixed 90.9 SusWrite 191 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 95 98 97 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 90 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 97.1 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 61%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 169 169 168 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 142 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 168 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 275GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 43 43 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 36.4 Write 36.8 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 42.2 49% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 28.8 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 32 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,251 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	1,804x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
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	213x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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