MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 05:58
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,107 105% 871 Pts	64-Core 1721 106% 1721 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Lighting 71.7 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 87.9 58% 75.8 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 57.7 54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 298 299 300 290 239 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 487 Mixed 418 SusWrite 306 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 55.2 182% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 54GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 289 288 287 160 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 512 Write 280 Mixed 336 SusWrite 223 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 20.1 125% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 25.7 73% 151 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 69%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 388GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1844 1840 1821 1608 579 525 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2660 Write 1,858 Mixed 139 SusWrite 1,370 333% 1,507 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 83.5 282% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 939 DQ Mixed 580 580% 940 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 150 151 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 149 Write 136 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 150 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 114% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 85%
SAMSUNG HM641JI 640GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 529GB free, PID 0214 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	1.04% Terrible	Read 0.2 Write 4 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 1.3 5% 2.92 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 19% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.04% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 30.3 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 32.8 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%

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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	2,388x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,050x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
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	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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