MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 15:00
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 259 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 768 80% 644 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 120GB 5,956 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP613PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 90 51 80 50 47 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 465 Write 182 Mixed 351 SusWrite 89.5 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 34.2 139% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 96.1 DQ Mixed 32.9 65% 136 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 91%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 391GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 40 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 77 Write 28.7 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 39.2 34% 45.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 72%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 62GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 122 Write 39.5 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 39.8 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 69%
WD WD5000AVCS-6 500GB 9,720 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 51GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 83 85 84 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 83.7 Write 83.5 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 84.4 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 24GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 33.1 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 31 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,248 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,802x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,601x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 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	300x
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	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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