MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 94% 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	220% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 03 '20 at 13:47
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 (89^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 751 82% 651 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 133 Parallax 134 116% 137 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 115 Splatting 97.5 102% 129 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$50 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 890 908 920 918 916 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1438 Write 915 Mixed 904 SusWrite 904 232% 1,040 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 72.9 259% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 873 DQ Mixed 223 281% 481 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 242%
HP 1.0TB HH/HL Light Endurance (LE) PCIe Workload Accelerator 4 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 746GB free Firmware: 8.9.5 rev 118177 Public Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 380 381 384 384 384 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	102% Outstanding	Read 362 Write 354 Mixed 350 SusWrite 380 82% 361 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 45.1 156% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 378 276% 360 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 220%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 168GB free Firmware: 1.4.1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 406 400 399 395 392 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 357 Write 432 Mixed 319 SusWrite 402 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39.7 146% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 318 238% 316 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 106%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 149 147 147 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 138 Write 130 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 147 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29.5 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 30.2 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,330 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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,830x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,618x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,256x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	763x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 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 $93Bench 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: $695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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