MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% 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.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	36.3 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 01:45
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 279 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 864 85% 698 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 85.7 Parallax 76.3 79% 86.4 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 80.3 Splatting 75.8 62% 75.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 269GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 376 398 404 409 383 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 437 Mixed 263 SusWrite 391 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 49.9 174% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 282 228% 324 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 128 131 134 134 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 116 Write 110 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 130 70% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.7 253% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 90%
WD Red 5TB (2014)-$185 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 165 167 167 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 151 Mixed 102 SusWrite 166 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C16-16GFX 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 04CD F4-2400C16-16GFX 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 40GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 4096, 16384, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 24.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 80%

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,821x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,606x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,252x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	754x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	401x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	344x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	250x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16