MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	57% 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	12.8 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 15 '20 at 05:14
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,150 102% 865 Pts	64-Core 1,738 108% 1,738 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% 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)	57% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 87.8 59% 76.2 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 57.7 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 299 300 299 283 245 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 482 Mixed 380 SusWrite 304 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 52 172% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 206 189% 292 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 54GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 284 285 288 142 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 515 Write 279 Mixed 335 SusWrite 218 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 19.5 115% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 26.2 72% 150 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 76.9% 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: 1510 1575 1566 1580 1580 525 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,669 Write 1,407 Mixed 135 SusWrite 1,389 308% 1,400 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 75.3 247% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,334 DQ Write 452 DQ Mixed 572 506% 786 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 150 150 149 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 149 Write 141 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 150 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 112% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 85%

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 41.4 MC Write 45.4 MC Mixed 30.2 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 32.4 100% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

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