MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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	199% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '20 at 18:12
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 844 87% 704 Pts	64-Core 840 52% 840 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 149 Parallax 129 117% 141 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 140 Splatting 113 100% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 857 894 888 549 54 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,444 Write 896 Mixed 884 SusWrite 549 210% 944 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 73.1 264% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 220 277% 474 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 242%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 408GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 104 Write 76.6 Mixed 52.2 58% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 59%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 679GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 105 104 103 104 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 71.7 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 103 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 57%
USB DISK 3.0 16GB 1,966 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 15GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 11 5.1 2 1.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	4.69% Terrible	Read 18.3 Write 3.7 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 6.3 11% 9.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.4 23% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 4.69% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D32AET4K.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,427 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 28.5 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 31 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,815x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,605x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,248x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	752x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	400x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
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	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16