MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	186% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '20 at 10:36
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 286 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 833 87% 698 Pts	64-Core 830 51% 830 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3721) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 167 Parallax 163 142% 168 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 151 Splatting 113 119% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 863 98 137 108 102 101 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,453 Write 1,545 Mixed 1,082 SusWrite 235 241% 1,079 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 74.5 256% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 639 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 271 344% 603 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 255%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$103 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 69GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,536 Write 2,403 Mixed 1564 482% 2,168 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 88.4 294% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,646 DQ Write 1380 DQ Mixed 1,480 1,118% 1,502 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24.2 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 23.4 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 90%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,356 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) - $145

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,838x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,622x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,260x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	560x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	403x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	306x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	215x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $741

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16