MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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.
Boot Drive	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '19 at 20:32
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 (86^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 826 86% 692 Pts	64-Core 827 51% 827 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Zotac(19DA 5072) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 160 Parallax 169 141% 167 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 151 Splatting 108 119% 151 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 70 58 56 56 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 503 Write 357 Mixed 108 SusWrite 83.4 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 34.8 141% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 107 109% 182 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 82%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 132GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 460 464 458 471 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 468 Mixed 448 SusWrite 456 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 53.4 177% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 289 237% 337 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 71GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 475 479 348 279 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 415 SusWrite 368 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 63.4 215% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
Seagate ST4000NM0035-1V4107 4TB 1,942 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3.5TB free Firmware: TN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 208 209 208 210 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 200 Mixed 99 SusWrite 209 129% 177 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.2 275% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 115%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 156 156 157 157 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 170 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 157 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 4x8GB 3,708 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 30.9 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 118%

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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	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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