MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	68.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.8% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 11:36
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 295 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,027 97% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,258 78% 1,258 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3645 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.5% Good	Lighting 78.7 Reflection 91.2 Parallax 74.1 64% 81.3 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 77.9 Splatting 93.4 77% 94.8 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 97%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C80) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.42% Terrible	Lighting 6.87 Reflection 12.6 Parallax 9.12 6% 9.52 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 7.77 Splatting 17.1 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.42% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8120G 120GB 7,130 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 83 74 76 76 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 492 Write 345 Mixed 367 SusWrite 108 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 33.2 142% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 193 171% 253 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 87%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 395GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 484 486 487 486 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 486 Mixed 440 SusWrite 485 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 58.8 193% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 28 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 32.5 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 120%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,479 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	2,384x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

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 $63Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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