MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94.6% 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 Drive	158% 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.
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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '20 at 16:10
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 141 2-Core 283 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 798 85% 678 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 122 Parallax 123 98% 122 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 101 Splatting 87.5 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 319GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 590 595 591 591 591 599 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 624 Write 518 Mixed 451 SusWrite 593 123% 546 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.4 209% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 801 DQ Write 615 DQ Mixed 909 625% 775 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 306%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 182GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 111 111 122 112 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 500 Write 478 Mixed 365 SusWrite 127 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 37.6 140% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 186 181% 286 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 83%
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB 11,477 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 201GB free Firmware: DC8110E SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 413 412 415 416 409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 382 Mixed 280 SusWrite 411 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 37.6 138% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 167 156% 243 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 58GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 125 124 127 127 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 113 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 125 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 113%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 115GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 112 112 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 116 Write 98.7 Mixed 99.4 SusWrite 111 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 32.3 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 30.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,816x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,605x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,248x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	753x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	400x

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	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16