MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86.1% 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	89% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 20:53
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 305 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,172 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 1,668 103% 1,668 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 110 Parallax 96.6 89% 105 fps	MRender 96.8 Gravity 99.1 Splatting 101 81% 98.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 402 287 149 147 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 467 Write 469 Mixed 383 SusWrite 247 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 38.5 139% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 305 223% 287 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 659GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 153 152 153 150 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 147 Write 101 Mixed 75 SusWrite 151 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 114%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 901GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 126 125 127 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 125 Write 122 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 125 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 3000 C15 2x16GB 10,048 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 29.9 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 29.6 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 54.5 74% 54.5 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 109%

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

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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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,600x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,243x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	554x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	397x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	342x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16