MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 209% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 216% 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	194% 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	123% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '20 at 02:08
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 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)	110% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 165 2-Core 325 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 1,221 112% 939 Pts	64-Core 1,801 112% 1,801 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987); EVGA 3090 FTW 3 ULTRA CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 272 Parallax 354 233% 304 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 258 Splatting 145 188% 242 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 256GB 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM00E3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 193 199 63 101 204 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 842 Write 301 Mixed 365 SusWrite 161 92% 417 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 44 207% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 512 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 22.4 114% 265 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 235%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 83GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 241 70 67 67 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 489 Mixed 432 SusWrite 152 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 49.3 172% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 121%
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 221GB free Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1596 833 792 790 830 792 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,832 Write 1,966 Mixed 1,856 SusWrite 939 423% 1,898 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 90.5 301% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,421 DQ Write 1,146 DQ Mixed 1,281 959% 1,282 MB/s
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 25.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 28.1 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 110%

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $40Bench 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: $991

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