MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	170% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 05:32
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 804 86% 685 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FF5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 160 Parallax 158 141% 163 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 144 Splatting 117 121% 154 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 671 108 181 28 17 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1,344 Write 875 Mixed 819 SusWrite 185 179% 806 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 66.4 230% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 881 DQ Mixed 273 342% 597 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 255%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 313GB free Firmware: MS2OA5Q0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 115 129 131 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 155 Write 140 Mixed 31 SusWrite 126 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FB 2x8GB 1,404 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3900 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 30.8 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 25.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

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

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,598x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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: $765

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