MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics99.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive307% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 26 '20 at 19:01
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 282
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 837
87% 697 Pts
64-Core 812
50% 812 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 100%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.5% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 116
Parallax 121
99% 119 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 110
Splatting 97.5
100% 127 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1900 962 815 814 818 820 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
307% Outstanding
Read 2537
Write 2339
Mixed 1,626
SusWrite 1,022
421% 1,881 MB/s
4K Read 64.3
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 84.6
282% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1457
DQ Write 1,044
DQ Mixed 1,231
925% 1,244 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 307%
Great: 355%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
461GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 438 437 434 437 435 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 480
Mixed 387
SusWrite 438
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 48.9
169% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 244
200% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 113%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 29.4
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 30.7
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 103%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $768
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HDDRAMUSB
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