MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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 Drive	315% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '20 at 02:15
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 164 2-Core 327 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 972 101% 812 Pts	64-Core 934 58% 934 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8712) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 170 Parallax 170 149% 175 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 154 Splatting 109 122% 155 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$152 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 529GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1549 1272 1262 1276 1240 1176 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,395 Write 2,302 Mixed 1,691 SusWrite 1,296 431% 1,921 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 57.4 260% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,684 DQ Write 1,158 DQ Mixed 1,517 1,107% 1,453 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 460GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 481 474 491 418 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 413 Mixed 405 SusWrite 453 96% 423 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 66.3 233% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29.3 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 31.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,826x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,611x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,255x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	757x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	557x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	219x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $708

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16