MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	360% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '20 at 02:52
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,038 100% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,335 83% 1,335 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FFC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 153 Parallax 155 130% 156 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 132 Splatting 107 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2161 2186 2146 2054 2185 1777 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,640 Write 2,226 Mixed 1,440 SusWrite 2,085 470% 2,098 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 74.2 259% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,198 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 1,069 795% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 393%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 307GB free Firmware: 20.01H20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 50 50 51 51 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 88 Write 72.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 51 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 396GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 114 114 115 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 114 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 4x8GB 9,005 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 32.9 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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