MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	300% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '20 at 08:03
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 941 98% 789 Pts	64-Core 947 59% 947 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.6% Very good	Lighting 90.5 Reflection 81.5 Parallax 77.7 74% 83.2 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 77.2 Splatting 72.7 68% 84.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 542 538 536 538 542 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,420 Write 1,435 Mixed 1,270 SusWrite 601 317% 1,431 MB/s	4K Read 72.1 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 107 364% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,368 DQ Write 1,057 DQ Mixed 1,078 843% 1,167 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 144%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 113GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 403 316 318 318 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 492 Mixed 471 SusWrite 359 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 65.3 229% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 4x8GB 1,851 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 32.4 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 31.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

UFO

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	1,596x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,239x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
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	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $770

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