MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 191% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 102%, 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.
Boot Drive	247% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	59.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '20 at 06:05
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,039 98% 815 Pts	64-Core 1,648 102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 279 Reflection 244 Parallax 280 228% 268 fps	MRender 302 Gravity 229 Splatting 138 173% 223 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 202%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 657GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1664 924 1009 1009 1014 998 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,423 Write 2,052 Mixed 1,564 SusWrite 1,103 347% 1,535 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 74.1 248% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,156 DQ Write 874 DQ Mixed 1,093 796% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 284%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GB 12,538 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 33.3 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 31.5 96% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 139%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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