MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics79.9% 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 Drive324% 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 25 '20 at 19:40
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$129
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 163
2-Core 329
107% 196 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,060
100% 828 Pts
64-Core 1287
80% 1287 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 104%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Lighting 99.2
Reflection 92
Parallax 86.6
81% 92.6 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 83.6
Splatting 82.2
78% 98 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 903 902 905 887 863 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,678
Write 2,501
Mixed 1,828
SusWrite 918
443% 1,981 MB/s
4K Read 73.2
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 99
332% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,453
DQ Write 1,133
DQ Mixed 1,269
956% 1,285 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 324%
Great: 340%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 499GB
199GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 108 109 109 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 356
Write 266
Mixed 71
SusWrite 108
145% 201 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.7
397% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 134%
Great: 182%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB
737GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 111 108 109 109 108 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
109% Outstanding
Read 270
Write 210
Mixed 87.8
SusWrite 108
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 1.5
386% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 44
MC Write 46.2
MC Mixed 30.1
115% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 50.8
SC Mixed 34.6
103% 36 GB/s
Latency 49
82% 49 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 114%
Great: 108%

 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 8,567 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 - $253

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,110
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