MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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	104% 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	292% 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-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '20 at 00:51
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 283 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,084 101% 839 Pts	64-Core 1,630 101% 1,630 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 151 Parallax 126 109% 137 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 132 Splatting 111 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1307 1213 617 617 619 616 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,525 Write 2,370 Mixed 1,539 SusWrite 832 406% 1,816 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 85.1 289% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,261 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 1,146 854% 1,137 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 340%
Kingston RBU-SC152S37128GG2 128GB 435 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 118GB free Firmware: SAFM01.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 191 191 191 191 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 505 Write 195 Mixed 234 SusWrite 191 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 35.3 137% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 134 132% 213 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 183 Write 153 Mixed 107 110% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 215 216 216 216 216 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 179 Mixed 80 SusWrite 211 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 162GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 67 72 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 72.5 Write 57.7 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 70.2 41% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 57% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 30.2 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 30.4 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16