MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 203% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 219% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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	192% 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	253% 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.

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Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '20 at 23:44
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 166 2-Core 324 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 1,108 106% 874 Pts	64-Core 2,204 136% 2,204 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 284 Reflection 278 Parallax 306 231% 289 fps	MRender 319 Gravity 244 Splatting 141 182% 234 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1399 1284 1224 1287 1199 1151 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,943 Write 1,428 Mixed 836 SusWrite 1,257 305% 1,366 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 55.3 198% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,271 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 464 439% 712 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 283%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 477 475 475 476 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 472 Mixed 439 SusWrite 476 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 56 181% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 435GB free Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2236 2122 2218 2233 1135 762 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2,359 Write 2,240 Mixed 2,149 SusWrite 1,784 480% 2,133 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 80.9 264% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,243 DQ Write 1,067 DQ Mixed 1147 862% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 442%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 179GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,420 Write 8,242 Mixed 7,372 1,720% 7,678 MB/s	4K Read 596 4K Write 463 4K Mixed 490 1,777% 517 MB/s	DQ Read 1,562 DQ Write 1,266 DQ Mixed 1,347 1,026% 1,391 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 31.4 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.9 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%

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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