MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.5% 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 Drive113% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200414
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '20 at 22:19
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Memory 90.2
1-Core 148
2-Core 297
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 894
91% 737 Pts
64-Core 1,189
74% 1,189 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3725 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 129
Parallax 119
103% 125 fps
MRender 150
Gravity 102
Splatting 89.1
90% 114 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB
594GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401120RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 452 472 468 468 450 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 471
Mixed 385
SusWrite 461
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 46.8
160% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 251
214% 315 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 113%
Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
819GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 188 202 202 204 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 192
Mixed 85.7
SusWrite 199
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 115%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
74.8% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 21.1
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 21.8
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,530 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $1,074
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HDDRAMUSB
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