MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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 Drive324% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 08:52
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700F-$295
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 87.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 291
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 972
92% 765 Pts
64-Core 1,131
70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 376B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 190
Parallax 172
141% 179 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 174
Splatting 123
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1448 994 823 823 821 828 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,580
Write 2,406
Mixed 1,577
SusWrite 956
420% 1,880 MB/s
4K Read 64.8
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 89.4
296% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,709
DQ Write 1,452
DQ Mixed 1,545
1,167% 1,568 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 324%
Great: 355%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
853GB free
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1869 1517 1519 1510 1513 1516 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,023
Write 2,047
Mixed 1,691
SusWrite 1574
413% 1,834 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 68.7
241% 91.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1789
DQ Write 1,482
DQ Mixed 1,632
1,223% 1,635 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 324%
Great: 347%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2D3000C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
98% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 31.3
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 27.5
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 98%
Great: 104%

 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 7,251 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $761
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