MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	177% 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.

High background CPU (22%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '20 at 12:14
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$136 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 80.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 280 84% 157 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 771 83% 658 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 838 26 14 14 90 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,434 Write 1,430 Mixed 1,052 SusWrite 168 228% 1,021 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 71.2 243% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 893 DQ Mixed 272 343% 599 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 255%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 172GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1791 1648 1533 1597 1636 1596 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,424 Write 2,360 Mixed 1,739 SusWrite 1,634 458% 2,039 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 83.5 278% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,447 DQ Write 1,203 DQ Mixed 1161 914% 1,270 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 342% 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 below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.9% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 23.7 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 23 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 90%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,321 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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,829x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,615x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,256x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	760x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

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: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $700

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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