MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 215% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 237% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% 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	270% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '20 at 03:22
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$440 107,269 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 (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 161 2-Core 333 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 671 8-Core 1,301 117% 986 Pts	64-Core 2,228 138% 2,228 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	198% Outstanding	Lighting 296 Reflection 281 Parallax 348 242% 309 fps	MRender 328 Gravity 249 Splatting 143 186% 240 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 198% 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% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1447 1404 1391 1322 1152 1128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,060 Write 1,443 Mixed 785 SusWrite 1,307 312% 1,399 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 62.5 231% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,271 DQ Write 400 DQ Mixed 447 431% 706 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 283%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 509 507 507 507 507 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 85% Great: 133%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 322GB free Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2204 2459 2459 2404 654 663 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,608 Write 2,436 Mixed 2,354 SusWrite 1,807 518% 2,301 MB/s	4K Read 70.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 96 312% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1343 DQ Write 1,156 DQ Mixed 1,240 932% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 442%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 214GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 492 492 492 491 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 492 Mixed 460 SusWrite 492 111% 491 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56.1 192% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 126% 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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 32.5 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 51.7 SC Mixed 33.2 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,394x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
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	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,079

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16