MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	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, 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 @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 23:29
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 873 87% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,120 69% 1,120 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 147 Parallax 128 117% 139 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 138 Splatting 110 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,701 Write 1,945 Mixed 1,612 462% 2,086 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 87.9 296% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 878 DQ Write 1,060 DQ Mixed 556 534% 831 MB/s
Poor: 175% Great: 372%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 40GB free Firmware: O0803B5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 56 57 58 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 508 Write 410 Mixed 365 SusWrite 97.2 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 41.9 145% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 81.5 77% 120 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 91%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 72GB free Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,636 Write 1,822 Mixed 1,504 439% 1,987 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 89.9 304% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 1,140 DQ Mixed 392 465% 796 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016)-$114 4,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 638GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 135 130 135 131 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 101 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 132 70% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 56% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 104%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 308GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 59 59 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 76 Write 78.7 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 59.7 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 70%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 255GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 72 74 75 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 61.7 Write 67 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 71.9 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 79% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 100%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 711GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 108 106 103 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 110 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 104 138% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 27.2 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 32.1 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 111%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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