MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	23.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	247% 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	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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '19 at 01:13
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1,265 112% 952 Pts	64-Core 1,621 100% 1,621 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 841E) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.4% Poor	Lighting 28 Reflection 27.3 Parallax 34.4 23% 29.9 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 22.6 25% 31.2 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB 12,312 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 259 258 261 259 260 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2672 Write 1,123 Mixed 124 SusWrite 281 227% 1,050 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 88.6 303% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 832 DQ Write 478 DQ Mixed 271 305% 527 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 277%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 46GB free Firmware: SBFM71.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 52 94 52 51 95 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 423 Write 223 Mixed 300 SusWrite 86.6 57% 258 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 31.6 139% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 168 157% 240 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 102%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 620GB free Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1561 943 948 938 933 942 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,373 Write 2,460 Mixed 1451 SusWrite 1,044 358% 1,582 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 78.9 264% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,543 DQ Write 1,323 DQ Mixed 1,417 1,066% 1,428 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 298%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 73GB free Firmware: JP2OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 104 92 110 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 112 Write 116 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 110 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,804 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3900 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 34.9 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 51.4 SC Mixed 33.5 103% 36.1 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

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Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 100%

UFO

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 $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