MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	242% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 10:33
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	33%

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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 (88^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 814 85% 683 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 37 32% 40.7 fps	MRender 56.6 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 51.6 40% 49.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PLEXTOR PX-512M9 512GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.07 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 809 398 409 415 478 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,893 Write 1,946 Mixed 1,428 SusWrite 494 322% 1,441 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 77.8 258% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,386 DQ Write 1,111 DQ Mixed 965 800% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 244%
Kingston SUV500480G 480GB 7,138 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 43GB free Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 215 46 32 30 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 431 Mixed 348 SusWrite 130 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 47 168% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 171 157% 244 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 95%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 837GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 106 110 111 111 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 125 Write 124 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 110 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 74%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 396GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 43 40 17 30 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 50.5 Write 7.8 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 34.5 17% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 444GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 108 108 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 121 Write 110 Mixed 68 SusWrite 108 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 69%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 806GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 94 94 94 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 114 Write 58.7 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 94.4 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 2x8GB 4,229 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 26.6 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 28.8 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 111%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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