MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	86.7% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 18:39
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1184 109% 914 Pts	64-Core 1,241 77% 1,241 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 164 Parallax 159 140% 165 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 146 Splatting 108 114% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 359 386 403 395 397 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 471 Write 451 Mixed 377 SusWrite 370 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 29.2 106% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 278 209% 284 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 117%
Intel Optane+1.8TBHDD 582 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 899GB free Firmware: 16.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 251 266 269 234 264 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 28 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 31 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 103%

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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 7,262 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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,808x
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 $95Bench 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: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $804

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 $45	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