MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	150% 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-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '20 at 21:17
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 782 83% 660 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Lighting 76.9 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 65.5 63% 72.9 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 71 Splatting 73.1 59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 262 258 267 228 238 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1053 Write 874 Mixed 980 SusWrite 252 177% 790 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 62.9 240% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 443 DQ Write 400 DQ Mixed 319 267% 387 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 448GB free Firmware: CC63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 108 107 107 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 143 Write 137 Mixed 79 SusWrite 106 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 639GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 155 156 156 156 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 138 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 154 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 241GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 103 103 104 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 55.7 Write 81 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 103 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB 7,412 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 28 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 27.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 90%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,801x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,601x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	554x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

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 $178	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