MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '20 at 08:30
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 295 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 934 90% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,190 74% 1,190 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 151 Parallax 171 127% 159 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 140 Splatting 106 112% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 120GB 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 5.1 76 72 67 73 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 438 Write 293 Mixed 242 SusWrite 78.6 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 18.1 73% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 76.7 DQ Mixed 42.2 46% 79.2 MB/s

Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 173GB free Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 190 108 107 107 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 452 Write 125 Mixed 315 SusWrite 168 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 34.7 133% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 202 175% 258 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 91%
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 846GB free Firmware: CS303224 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1814 1295 875 880 883 878 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,014 Write 933 Mixed 676 SusWrite 1,104 210% 932 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 69.4 226% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 1294 DQ Write 1,456 DQ Mixed 1,532 1,110% 1,427 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 286%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 401GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 140 140 140 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 170 Mixed 103 SusWrite 141 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29.3 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 30.4 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 114%

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

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,357 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) - $145

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,838x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,622x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,260x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	560x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	403x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	306x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	215x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $741

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16