MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	370% 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	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '20 at 19:32
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$430 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 169 2-Core 339 108% 201 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,265 113% 954 Pts	64-Core 2,162 134% 2,162 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 194 Parallax 175 144% 182 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 176 Splatting 125 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force TM8FP7002T 2TB 958 User benchmarks, average bench 382% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2558 2573 2578 2620 2624 2623 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 1,969 Write 2,437 Mixed 1,812 SusWrite 2,596 499% 2,204 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 75.1 253% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1364 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1,205 905% 1,214 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 513%
Samsung 860 QVO 4TB-$250 3,023 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3.5TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 491 491 491 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 412 SusWrite 490 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 48.3 166% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Sandisk SDDR-F451 128GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 104GB free Firmware: 2105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 422 420 419 419 418 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	107% Outstanding	Read 568 Write 425 Mixed 412 SusWrite 421 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 44.7 145% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 49.4 100% 207 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$219 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 7.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 213 212 213 215 213 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 135 143 140 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 137 Write 138 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 142 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 313% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB 13,134 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.5 MC Write 45.6 MC Mixed 34.4 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 51.2 SC Mixed 33 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%

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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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,428x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,065x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	965x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	915x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	641x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	556x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	361x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	356x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	296x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	282x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	166x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,109

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