MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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.
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-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '20 at 11:30
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 812 85% 683 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 118 Parallax 134 102% 126 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 111 Splatting 99 101% 128 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,394 Write 2,237 Mixed 1,358 443% 1,996 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 81.9 275% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1008 DQ Write 1,225 DQ Mixed 1,170 868% 1,135 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 87GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 427 428 425 428 431 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,749 Write 1,473 Mixed 1,301 SusWrite 453 278% 1244 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 66.3 234% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 848 DQ Write 1,194 DQ Mixed 798 666% 946 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 238%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 153GB free Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 143 75 88 92 79 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 451 Write 395 Mixed 313 SusWrite 135 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 7.5 60% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 58.4 DQ Write 87.9 DQ Mixed 12.7 27% 53 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 61%
Emtec X150 960GB 611 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 805GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 411 425 387 408 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 397 Mixed 360 SusWrite 368 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 41.4 156% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 223 194% 286 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 27.1 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 25.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 119%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,600x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,243x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	554x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	397x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	342x
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	212x

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 $15	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) $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