MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '20 at 20:31
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 152 2-Core 284 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 945 90% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,232 76% 1,232 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 150 Parallax 171 129% 159 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 140 Splatting 103 111% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 120GB 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 12 129 77 60 69 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 438 Write 293 Mixed 186 SusWrite 79 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 33.4 4K Mixed 18.6 74% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 74.8 DQ Mixed 41.4 45% 77.3 MB/s

Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 173GB free Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 152 107 107 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 457 Write 384 Mixed 344 SusWrite 170 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 38.4 148% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 208 184% 273 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 91%
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 749GB free Firmware: CS303224 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2040 855 887 848 907 872 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,349 Write 2,283 Mixed 1,544 SusWrite 1,068 354% 1,561 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 76.3 268% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,239 DQ Write 1,483 DQ Mixed 1,540 1,111% 1,421 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 286%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 501GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 165 163 166 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 172 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 165 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.3 256% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 29.7 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 30.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 114%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,356 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) - $145

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,838x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,622x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,260x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	560x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	403x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	306x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	215x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $741

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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