MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 200% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	188% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '20 at 04:04
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,170 105% 886 Pts	64-Core 1,722 107% 1,722 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB; Founders Edition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 276 Reflection 243 Parallax 327 225% 282 fps	MRender 317 Gravity 243 Splatting 144 182% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,572 Write 2,236 Mixed 1,514 468% 2,107 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 89.1 301% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,009 DQ Write 1,076 DQ Mixed 1,160 840% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 327GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 490 490 491 490 491 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 490 Mixed 457 SusWrite 490 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 58.9 193% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 35GB free Firmware: CS900210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 227 225 226 227 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 433 Write 402 Mixed 330 SusWrite 237 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 25.7 121% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 152 146% 226 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 703GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 138 138 139 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 166 Mixed 100 SusWrite 135 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 25.7 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 38.4 SC Mixed 31.1 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.7% 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 $95Bench 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: $994

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 $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 $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