MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics85% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive327% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 12 '20 at 09:18
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 154
2-Core 313
102% 188 Pts
4-Core 628
8-Core 1,196
108% 912 Pts
64-Core 1,723
107% 1,723 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2105 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 112
Parallax 93
88% 104 fps
MRender 93.9
Gravity 95.5
Splatting 98.4
79% 95.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
632GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1188 1391 1466 1474 1451 1482 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
327% Outstanding
Read 2,473
Write 2,281
Mixed 1,745
SusWrite 1,409
443% 1,977 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 86.7
284% 99.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1289
DQ Write 1,118
DQ Mixed 1,190
896% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 327%
Great: 410%
NFS011SA356-6007200 256GB
239GB free
Firmware: R0412A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 74 63 80 75 62 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
80% Very good
Read 480
Write 428
Mixed 383
SusWrite 108
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 29.5
140% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 44.1
98% 199 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 80%
Great: 91%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
690GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 130 132 132 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 108
Write 104
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 131
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 26.5
93% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 41.1
SC Mixed 31
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,236 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $765
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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