MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	276% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 07:20
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 156 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,029 99% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,289 80% 1,289 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1600 1622 1632 1052 1103 536 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,678 Write 1,648 Mixed 1,257 SusWrite 1,258 328% 1,460 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 87.3 299% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 757 DQ Write 1030 DQ Mixed 341 412% 710 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 277%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 37GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 162 176 173 163 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 372 Write 253 Mixed 272 SusWrite 161 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 39.1 151% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 188 150% 208 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 85%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 156GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 81 81 82 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 78.5 Write 75 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 80.7 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 55%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 167 167 166 167 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 161 Write 159 Mixed 127 SusWrite 167 209% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 16,566 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3647 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 28.6 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 34.1 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 116%

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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	2,384x
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 $133	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