MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics92.8% 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 Drive334% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '19 at 02:38
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 89.1
1-Core 152
2-Core 299
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,167
104% 881 Pts
64-Core 1,106
68% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 100%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 117
Parallax 111
97% 116 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 101
Splatting 83.4
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
830GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1522 1843 1627 1171 1170 1166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
334% Outstanding
Read 2,427
Write 2,313
Mixed 1,458
SusWrite 1,417
426% 1,904 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 79
267% 94.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,627
DQ Write 1,401
DQ Mixed 1,526
1,140% 1518 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 334%
Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90
238GB free
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 488 486 486 483 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 488
Mixed 450
SusWrite 486
109% 484 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 61.3
214% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 352
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 133%
Great: 131%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 111 110 112 112 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 113
Write 98.3
Mixed 73
SusWrite 110
73% 98.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 24.2
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.5
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 76%
Great: 106%

 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 7,237 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) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $768
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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