MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	71.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	56 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '20 at 21:20
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	76%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 284 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 871 86% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,592 98% 1,592 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 145 Parallax 156 126% 152 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 132 Splatting 106 110% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 333 335 311 360 338 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 381 Write 363 Mixed 353 SusWrite 332 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 20.2 71% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 306 233% 316 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 133%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 946GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 26 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 70.7 Write 26 Mixed 27 SusWrite 26.8 28% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	70% Very good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.8 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.1 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 135%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $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 $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