MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	75.1% 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 Drive	192% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	May 01 '20 at 21:44
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 81.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 950 92% 754 Pts	64-Core 941 58% 941 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.1% Very good	Lighting 94.6 Reflection 90.9 Parallax 88.9 77% 91.5 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 88.2 Splatting 68.2 71% 90.1 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
LDLC 480GB 760 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 791 1148 623 633 97 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,497 Write 1,406 Mixed 1,087 SusWrite 569 255% 1,140 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 45.2 209% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 571 DQ Write 975 DQ Mixed 79.1 256% 542 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 196%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$23 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 464GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 107 Write 99 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 110 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 386GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 160 163 164 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 144 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 162 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.5% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,316 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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,827x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,614x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,255x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
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 $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: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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