MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	74% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '19 at 14:41
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 121 2-Core 234 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 611 61% 498 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 295 305 318 313 312 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 471 Write 312 Mixed 259 SusWrite 308 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 26.9 102% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 64.8 DQ Mixed 85 70% 104 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 117%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 165 164 166 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 175 Write 171 Mixed 113 SusWrite 164 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 0.7 10% 4.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 1.5 2% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 23%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 766GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 185 187 187 187 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 159 Mixed 87 SusWrite 184 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 163 168 167 169 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 127 Mixed 73 SusWrite 165 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 362GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 40 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 37.1 Write 41.4 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 41.1 51% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 26.2 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 28.7 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 104%

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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