MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	285% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '19 at 01:10
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$96 299,482 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 (99^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 246 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 618 71% 556 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3721) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 148 Parallax 148 124% 149 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 134 Splatting 98 105% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1555 1148 804 800 803 806 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,456 Write 1,993 Mixed 1,540 SusWrite 986 389% 1,744 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 77.2 255% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1182 DQ Write 937 DQ Mixed 1,123 823% 1,081 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 209GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 437 425 295 296 295 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 453 Mixed 388 SusWrite 361 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 34.3 141% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 128%
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GB 4,456 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 157GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 264 261 264 264 259 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 710 Write 967 Mixed 1,018 SusWrite 359 173% 763 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 39.3 179% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 410 424% 681 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 215%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 191 191 192 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 186 Mixed 29 SusWrite 191 106% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%
Generic External 500GB 1,039 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 200GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 6.5 6.6 6 6.8 6.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	2.76% Terrible	Read 7 Write 5.5 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 6.6 9% 6.4 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 2.76% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 29.4 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 26.1 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 120%

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,810x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,604x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	749x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	400x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
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	218x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16