MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 175% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	173% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	32GB 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 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	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200811
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '20 at 13:17
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,122 104% 866 Pts	64-Core 1553 96% 1553 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	173% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 276 Parallax 348 196% 288 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 240 Splatting 141 180% 232 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 135 117 131 123 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 481 Mixed 398 SusWrite 162 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 53.7 180% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 350 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 103GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 288 289 290 291 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 486 Mixed 384 SusWrite 309 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 54.6 183% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 50GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,928 Write 1,484 Mixed 739 305% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 49.6 197% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 1,077 DQ Write 1,071 DQ Mixed 695 626% 948 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 114GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 485 485 485 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 485 Mixed 466 SusWrite 485 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 54.3 178% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 858GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 89 87 92 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 84.7 Write 84.7 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 88.9 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FD 4x8GB 783 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 28.2 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 28.1 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 121%

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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