MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	35.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 20:34
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 898 93% 751 Pts	64-Core 889 55% 889 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.4% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 37.5 33% 41.2 fps	MRender 57.1 Gravity 40 Splatting 52.2 41% 49.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 69 70 71 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 113 Write 98 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 70.4 61% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 1 266% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 184%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 814GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 104 101 105 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 142 Write 146 Mixed 79 SusWrite 103 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Predator 2666 C13 2x8GB-$137 7,627 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	90% Excellent	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 25.8 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 28 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 99%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,799x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,596x
Core i9-9900KIntel $419Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,239x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	552x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	248x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $776

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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