MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	306% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '20 at 00:58
Run Duration	379 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,173 105% 886 Pts	64-Core 1,656 102% 1,656 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 162 Parallax 162 138% 165 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 149 Splatting 107 117% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$55 495,311 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1098 851 827 815 810 808 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,606 Write 2,402 Mixed 1,467 SusWrite 868 410% 1,836 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 90.3 300% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,456 DQ Write 1,042 DQ Mixed 1,209 914% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 346%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 16GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 515 Write 483 Mixed 459 108% 486 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 54.9 185% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 27GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 452 108% 485 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 54.4 184% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Adata Ultimate SU800 2TB-$668 2,601 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 1.5TB free Firmware: R0427A SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 479 479 479 478 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 469 Mixed 384 SusWrite 479 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 50.8 170% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 302 242% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 127%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$79 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 140 144 150 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 76.5 Write 116 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 142 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 209% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 90%
External USB3.0 DISK04 14TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 7.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 243 Write 251 Mixed 130 SusWrite 0 193% 156 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 2.7 240% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 77%
External USB3.0 DISK03 5TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 4TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.5% Average	Read 109 Write 102 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 0 96% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 0.7 387% 3.97 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 0.8 396% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 49%
External USB3.0 DISK02 5TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 4TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 131 131 132 137 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80% Very good	Read 104 Write 123 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 143 157% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 0.8 400% 4.13 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 0.8 386% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 54%
External USB3.0 DISK01 5TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 131 131 132 136 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 151 Write 112 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 143 166% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 1 368% 3.97 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 1 397% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 66%
External USB3.0 DISK00 8TB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 133 Write 140 Mixed 131 175% 135 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 216% 4.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 4x8GB 2,084 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 26.4 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 27.7 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 101%

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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) - $135

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,842x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,627x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,261x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	766x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	560x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	405x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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 $60Bench 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: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $719

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