MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '19 at 06:35
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 99.6
1-Core 168
2-Core 335
109% 201 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 1,265
108% 928 Pts
64-Core 1,319
82% 1,319 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 3077 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 148
Parallax 130
103% 135 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 180
Splatting 126
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 106%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 10269
Write 11,084
Mixed 10,303
2,363% 10,552 MB/s
4K Read 749
4K Write 470
4K Mixed 290
1,755% 503 MB/s
DQ Read 2,218
DQ Write 1,813
DQ Mixed 1827
1,419% 1,953 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
254GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 466 464 467 481 472 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 488
Mixed 401
SusWrite 471
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 70.6
243% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 140%
Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106
1TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 174 172 168 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 165
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 172
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.8
342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
133% Outstanding
MC Read 51.8
MC Write 53.7
MC Mixed 36
135% 47.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.9
SC Write 53.5
SC Mixed 36.4
111% 38.9 GB/s
Latency 37.6
106% 37.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 133%
Great: 117%

 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 7,267 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: $734
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HDDRAMUSB
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