MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '20 at 07:05
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$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 as expected (59^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 740 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 735 46% 735 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 58.8 54% 63.9 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 64.8 Splatting 68.3 55% 67.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 66 66 57 77 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 366 Write 57 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 68.6 30% 139 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 20.7 107% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 22.6 62% 129 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 71%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 62GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 275 274 274 275 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 411 Mixed 415 SusWrite 290 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 48.6 169% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 234 208% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 201GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 152 154 155 156 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 154 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.9% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 20.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 20.5 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 110%

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

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 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	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

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 $95Bench 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 $63Bench 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: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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