MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	85.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	69.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (75%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '19 at 07:51
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	75%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^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 below expectations (0^th percentile)	51% Above average	Memory 59.6 1-Core 73.3 2-Core 152 54% 95 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 448 40% 338 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.1% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 97.4 Parallax 94.4 84% 98.3 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 98.6 Splatting 89.7 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 232 255 295 258 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 441 Write 462 Mixed 318 SusWrite 237 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 21.8 54% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 583 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 395 306% 426 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 223%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 15,656 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 835GB free Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 746 761 974 1079 938 966 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1411 Write 1,671 Mixed 1,481 SusWrite 911 309% 1,368 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 49.2 162% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1236 DQ Write 612 DQ Mixed 906 677% 918 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 491%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 327GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 72 74 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 67.8 Write 67.8 Mixed 58 SusWrite 73.4 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 84%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 128GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 124 123 125 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 114 Write 86.9 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 123 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 72%
Seagate ST3000VX009-2AY10G 3TB 791 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 938GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 100 100 107 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 114 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 101 63% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	66.1% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 23.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 12.3 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 129 31% 129 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.1% 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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,822x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,607x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,252x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	756x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	401x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	344x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	250x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16