MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	118% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '19 at 22:35
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-8700K-$360 377,946 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	1-Core 156 2-Core 312 110% 234 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,018 104% 820 Pts	64-Core 1274 86% 1274 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$808 422,679 User benchmarks, average bench 134% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Lighting 276 Reflection 290 Parallax 308 72% 291 fps	MRender 152 Gravity 399 Splatting 201 100% 251 fps
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 146%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 15,571 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 415 461 455 408 407 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 418 Mixed 447 SusWrite 429 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 51.4 178% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 292 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$43 356,888 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 20GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 143 173 172 156 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 153 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 163 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$59 246,516 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 182 183 182 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 150 Mixed 79 SusWrite 182 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$95 44,487 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 27.3 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 33.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 47.9 83% 47.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 108%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 129%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $130

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $200Bench 94%, 76,026 samples	1,612x
Core i7-9700KIntel $359Bench 99%, 106,388 samples	1,070x
Core i9-9900KIntel $486Bench 99%, 121,243 samples	707x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 107%, 159,725 samples	664x
RTX 2080Nvidia $650Bench 121%, 117,796 samples	489x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 86%, 101,193 samples	374x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 276%, 133,645 samples	305x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $110Bench 294%, 58,925 samples	284x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 108%, 238,406 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 84%, 269,498 samples	361x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 86%, 154,422 samples	242x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 89%, 31,990 samples	196x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $923

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $270	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $359	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24