MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	84.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '20 at 18:52
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$285 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,185 107% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,210 75% 1,210 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 156 Parallax 143 113% 146 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 138 Splatting 114 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM843T 480GB 374 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: NS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 319 309 321 321 336 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 375 Write 333 Mixed 321 SusWrite 323 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 32.7 119% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 260 202% 280 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 95%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 473GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 423 132 108 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 421 Mixed 357 SusWrite 220 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 43.5 165% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 228 197% 289 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 102%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 81GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 264 55 75 58 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,377 Write 947 Mixed 879 SusWrite 107 183% 828 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 72.3 256% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 833 DQ Mixed 219 270% 460 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 209%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60 4,076 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: PA09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 144 144 144 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 142 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 144 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 7,088 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 32.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 29.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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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 $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,809x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,603x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	748x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16