MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive183% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime10.2 Days
Run DateJun 02 '20 at 12:29
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 152
2-Core 285
99% 178 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1161
104% 879 Pts
64-Core 1,654
102% 1,654 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2382) ≥ 4GB; 11G-P4-2382-KR
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 89.7
Reflection 95.6
Parallax 91.2
73% 92.1 fps
MRender 148
Gravity 80.5
Splatting 90.9
85% 106 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 39 47 72 68 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,522
Write 1,464
Mixed 1,086
SusWrite 85.8
232% 1,039 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 75
259% 92.9 MB/s
DQ Read 684
DQ Write 941
DQ Mixed 272
356% 632 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 183%
Great: 295%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 202 203 204 204 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 208
Mixed 102
SusWrite 204
130% 178 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 116%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C19 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 31.9
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 47
SC Mixed 31.4
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,248 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $761
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