MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 23:38
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 714 77% 610 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 142 Parallax 132 113% 138 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 133 Splatting 104 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014 512GB 18,999 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20110000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 830 Write 399 Mixed 441 122% 557 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 50.2 194% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 837 DQ Write 430 DQ Mixed 714 509% 660 MB/s
Poor: 110% Great: 213%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 404GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 132 132 130 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 134 Write 126 Mixed 96 SusWrite 131 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 931GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 143 143 142 143 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 144 Write 140 Mixed 20 SusWrite 141 145% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 52%
Mass Storage Device 537GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 491GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 18.3 Write 18.5 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 18.7 25% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 4.1 445% 5.17 MB/s	DQ Read 2.8 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 4.3 470% 5.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3000C16-8GISB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3000C16-8GISB 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 31.6 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 28.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

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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	1,805x
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