MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	147% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '20 at 21:07
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 273 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 798 83% 667 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 287 286 287 279 283 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,214 Write 280 Mixed 300 SusWrite 284 113% 520 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 35 181% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 405 356% 552 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 153%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 466GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 444 429 432 416 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 456 Mixed 377 SusWrite 439 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 49.8 172% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 260 221% 323 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 111%
SSD 240GB 240GB 5,968 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: 20150818 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 147 147 143 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 322 Write 145 Mixed 137 SusWrite 146 41% 187 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 9.9 98% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 55 67% 117 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 717GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 162 164 162 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 164 Mixed 101 SusWrite 163 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2800 C16 Series 2x8GB 1,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 31.2 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 28.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 99%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,598x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $765

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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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