MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	24.3% 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	88.7% 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	32GB 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 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	29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '19 at 17:34
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 846 88% 709 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Lighting 29.5 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 35.4 24% 32.2 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 23.5 Splatting 37.2 25% 29.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130 4,476 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 281 296 306 295 288 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 487 Write 315 Mixed 265 SusWrite 287 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 32.5 129% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 183 164% 249 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 98%
Plextor PX-128M7VC 128GB 647 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 101GB free Firmware: 1.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 132 135 132 136 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 448 Mixed 391 SusWrite 157 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 49.6 164% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 288 229% 321 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 275GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 55 56 55 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 90.5 Write 95 Mixed 73 SusWrite 55.4 58% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 87%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 295GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 39 39 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 96.8 Write 75.3 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 38.2 57% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C13 2x16GB 2,976 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 31 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 29.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 101%

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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 $95Bench 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