MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics99.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive90.9% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateJul 19 '19 at 16:47
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 163
2-Core 326
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,201
110% 924 Pts
64-Core 1,262
78% 1,262 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2179 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 144
Parallax 126
102% 132 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 132
Splatting 110
95% 116 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 128GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 130 132 133 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 228
Mixed 265
SusWrite 130
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 47.2
180% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 148
118% 169 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 90%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
274GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 311 307 311 312 306 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 456
Mixed 447
SusWrite 325
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 61.5
211% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 353
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 122%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
723GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 136 140 137 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 152
Write 138
Mixed 89.2
SusWrite 137
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 30.1
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 30.2
84% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $724
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