MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	92.9% 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.
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '19 at 21:04
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 839 88% 703 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% XFX(1682 3262) 2GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	8.5% Terrible	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 35.1 0% 22.1 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 37 25% 29.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 8.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130 4,476 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 282 283 283 295 289 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 311 Mixed 256 SusWrite 286 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 39.8 144% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 175 158% 241 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 98%
Plextor PX-128M7VC 128GB 647 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 101GB free Firmware: 1.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 132 136 131 133 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 317 Mixed 386 SusWrite 154 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 46.5 157% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 283 226% 317 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 324GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 36 41 37 46 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 100 Write 39.3 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 40.9 47% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 87%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 489GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 21 25 21 28 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 138 Write 38.7 Mixed 54 SusWrite 24.7 47% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905702-010.A00G 2x8GB 702 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 25.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 22.6 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 87%

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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 $90Bench 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