MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	155% 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	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-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '20 at 11:03
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 153 2-Core 329 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 657 8-Core 1,201 111% 929 Pts	64-Core 1,792 111% 1,792 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 166 Parallax 137 128% 153 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 184 Splatting 123 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 256GB 9,539 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 654 752 300 20 16 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 1,427 Write 873 Mixed 301 SusWrite 293 159% 723 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 53.2 196% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 282 265% 393 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 228%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 739GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 118 119 119 121 120 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 114 Write 124 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 118 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 96%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$85 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 118 118 118 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 117 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 110%
WDC WD10 EZEX-60M2NA0 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 572GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 38 37 37 35 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22% Poor	Read 40.4 Write 42.8 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 36.4 51% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 133% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 23%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 913GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 5.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 40.9 Write 38 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 4.7 37% 29 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 106% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 49.2 MC Mixed 35.1 123% 42.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 49.9 SC Mixed 32.9 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 114%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,392x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $979

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16