MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 108%, 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	374% 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 (11%). 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	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '20 at 14:25
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1,177 110% 913 Pts	64-Core 1,789 111% 1,789 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% 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: 456.71 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 155 Parallax 167 130% 160 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 133 Splatting 108 113% 144 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% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2185 2198 2210 2215 2179 1728 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 2678 Write 2,218 Mixed 1,452 SusWrite 2,119 474% 2,117 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 81.3 277% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,305 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 1,150 861% 1,153 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 393%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 307GB free Firmware: 20.01H20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 113 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 112 73% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 396GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 111 115 115 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 65 SusWrite 114 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 189% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.8% 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 (79^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 33.3 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 32 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,470 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	2,381x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,046x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	951x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	993x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	899x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	350x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	293x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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