MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 06:41
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-9100-$145 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 228 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 461 62% 463 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 145 91 110 80 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 442 Write 141 Mixed 346 SusWrite 115 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 35.3 132% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 33.2 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 24.2 49% 92.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 433GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 207 209 209 208 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 159 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 207 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 314GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 101 101 103 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 98.3 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 101 66% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 63%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 10GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 5.8 6.2 6.4 5.6 6.6 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 66.7 Write 2 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 6.1 16% 19.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,943 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.3% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 13.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 58%

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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	1,804x
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