MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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.

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

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 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 08:35
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$179 746,287 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 (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 150 2-Core 265 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 920 92% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,183 73% 1,183 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 157 Parallax 160 141% 163 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 141 Splatting 106 113% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 120GB 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 143 81 70 43 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 442 Write 266 Mixed 277 SusWrite 102 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 31.2 4K Mixed 18.2 72% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 79.9 DQ Mixed 42.7 47% 79.3 MB/s

Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 173GB free Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 162 107 107 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 486 Write 449 Mixed 372 SusWrite 170 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 37.7 146% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 220 195% 292 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 91%
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 846GB free Firmware: CS303224 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2304 1160 861 873 860 902 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,258 Write 1,998 Mixed 1,438 SusWrite 1,160 332% 1,464 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 71.1 238% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 990 DQ Write 1,466 DQ Mixed 1527 1,072% 1,328 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 286%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 401GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 142 141 141 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 155 Mixed 115 SusWrite 141 111% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95% 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 (72^nd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 29.4 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 29.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.7% 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 7,321 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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,829x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,615x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,256x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	760x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 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	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $700

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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