MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	273% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 01:11
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 (86^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 810 85% 680 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 2516) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 120 Parallax 138 103% 128 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 122 Splatting 97.9 104% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 706 429 429 429 428 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,456 Write 2,143 Mixed 1,418 SusWrite 475 361% 1,623 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 87.2 293% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,015 DQ Write 1,457 DQ Mixed 1,167 902% 1,213 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 302%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 471GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 221 221 222 262 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 499 Write 256 Mixed 291 SusWrite 233 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 27.4 133% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 50.8 77% 143 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 81%
Seagate Constellation CS 3TB 667 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 1.5TB free Firmware: CN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 168 168 167 168 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 162 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 167 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 112%
USB DISK Pro 16GB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 13GB free, PID 4123 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.7 3.3 6.2 6.4 6.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.42% Terrible	Read 16.7 Write 6.2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 4.8 9% 8.23 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 66% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.42% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 24.8 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 26.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 97%

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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