MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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.
Boot Drive	353% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1824 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '20 at 08:50
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 263 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,074 102% 843 Pts	64-Core 1,167 72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 151 Parallax 126 106% 136 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 130 Splatting 110 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1283 1624 1895 2069 2081 2079 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	353% Outstanding	Read 2,676 Write 2,014 Mixed 1,295 SusWrite 1,838 437% 1,956 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 75 254% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,482 DQ Write 1000 DQ Mixed 1,244 927% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 353% Great: 393%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 433GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 316 302 101 102 101 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.1% Below average	Read 222 Write 115 Mixed 97.4 SusWrite 196 35% 158 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 21.9 4K Mixed 10.5 56% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 15.7 DQ Write 16.7 DQ Mixed 15.9 12% 16.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 475GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 921 925 922 919 924 924 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 115%
Samsung SM843T 480GB 374 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 447GB free Firmware: NS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 255 276 318 316 317 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 379 Write 340 Mixed 319 SusWrite 284 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 37.2 130% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 266 207% 286 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 95%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60 4,076 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: PA09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 153 153 153 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 145 Write 144 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 151 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 7,088 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 31.5 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 30.3 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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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	1,812x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,604x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,248x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	750x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16