MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '19 at 12:08
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 274 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1171 105% 886 Pts	64-Core 1,182 73% 1,182 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 119 Parallax 123 100% 121 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 118 Splatting 95.7 101% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 390 446 450 455 267 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 441 Mixed 424 SusWrite 386 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 33 163% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 49.1 101% 200 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 752GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 546GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 244 251 251 252 251 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 387 Mixed 417 SusWrite 242 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 51.1 194% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 122%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 244GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 227GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 245 251 251 252 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 480 Mixed 414 SusWrite 242 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 47.6 165% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 27 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 29.3 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 101%

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,810x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,603x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 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	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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	264x
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: $734

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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