MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 119%
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics116% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191227
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 18:44
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i9-9900KS
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 160
2-Core 315
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 603
8-Core 1,059
100% 831 Pts
64-Core 1,602
99% 1,602 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 156
Reflection 146
Parallax 146
127% 149 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 126
Splatting 98.8
106% 134 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0B- 240GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 3.2 110 114 105 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 325
Mixed 222
SusWrite 104
204% 277 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 7.5
4K Mixed 12.8
2,278% 12.5 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 162%
Great: 166%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 181 180 179 178 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 141
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 177
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 27.2
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 30.2
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 51.9
77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 110%

 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 7,281 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) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $723
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