MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive269% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateJan 17 '20 at 22:32
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel 0000
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 243
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 750
75% 610 Pts
64-Core 978
60% 978 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P4000
Nvidia(10DE 11A3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Lighting 86
Reflection 94.5
Parallax 90.2
70% 90.2 fps
MRender 90.7
Gravity 86.7
Splatting 94.3
75% 90.6 fps
Poor: 64%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 70%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
832GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1447 1449 1448 1481 1479 1479 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
269% Outstanding
Read 1,523
Write 1,498
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 1,464
315% 1,397 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 76.5
264% 94.6 MB/s
DQ Read 686
DQ Write 959
DQ Mixed 272
360% 639 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 269%
Great: 295%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497
825GB free
Firmware: ST6OA31B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 102 102 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 100
Write 98.8
Mixed 52
SusWrite 101
64% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
304GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 102 104 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 74
Write 77
Mixed 51.1
SusWrite 102
56% 76.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.9% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 23.1
66% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 114%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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