MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive170% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory18.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200811
Uptime9.3 Days
Run DateSep 26 '20 at 03:36
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 137
2-Core 270
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 824
78% 647 Pts
64-Core 1,024
63% 1,024 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.5% Outstanding
Lighting 110
Reflection 104
Parallax 108
90% 107 fps
MRender 153
Gravity 108
Splatting 86.7
92% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
593GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 732 101 207 106 103 105 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 1,372
Write 1,435
Mixed 1,001
SusWrite 226
225% 1,008 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 65.8
225% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 632
DQ Write 786
DQ Mixed 271
326% 563 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 170%
Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
4TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 177 182 183 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 143
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 181
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 37.2
MC Mixed 30
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 28.4
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,252 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $761
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