MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	16.8% 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	106% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '20 at 20:54
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 294 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,026 96% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,631 101% 1,631 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.8% Very poor	Lighting 19 Reflection 21.9 Parallax 17.8 16% 19.6 fps	MRender 27.1 Gravity 19 Splatting 24.8 19% 23.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 267 271 274 273 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 482 Mixed 378 SusWrite 288 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 50.3 170% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 232 208% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 347GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 175 177 175 182 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 488 Mixed 400 SusWrite 210 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 38.6 140% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 200 188% 294 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 101%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 72GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 343 344 324 353 353 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 494 Write 236 Mixed 314 SusWrite 344 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 27.5 104% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 151 124% 183 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 432GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 125 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 122 Write 124 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 126 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 13,446 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 29.3 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 28.1 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 111%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,383x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,047x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	352x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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