MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics124% 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 Drive111% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateDec 27 '19 at 18:45
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 51%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 90.1
1-Core 147
2-Core 260
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 937
90% 741 Pts
64-Core 1,070
66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
MSI(1462 372D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 165
Parallax 175
138% 169 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 145
Splatting 106
114% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
602GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 445 452 448 459 422 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 452
Mixed 414
SusWrite 443
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 46.7
156% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 300
240% 336 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 111%
Great: 125%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75
277GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 56 67 58 67 61 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 96.5
Write 89
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 63
56% 76.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 19.7
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 64%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $768
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