MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 19:02
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 1,019 93% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,636 101% 1,636 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8715) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 149 Parallax 152 132% 154 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 134 Splatting 109 114% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 223 113 84 0.3 235 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 484 Write 438 Mixed 320 SusWrite 142 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 34.2 102% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 174 165% 259 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 99%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 752GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1568 834 833 832 835 832 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,566 Write 1913 Mixed 1,469 SusWrite 956 333% 1,476 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 69.3 238% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,135 DQ Write 899 DQ Mixed 1,046 775% 1,027 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 276%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 40GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 45 45 45 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 54.8 Write 52.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 44.8 37% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 69%
ZALMAN ZM-VE350 512GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 194GB free, PID 3e40 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 346 390 390 391 394 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 356 Write 392 Mixed 293 SusWrite 364 481% 351 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 26.3 4K Mixed 21.3 1,689% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 20.5 DQ Write 38.2 DQ Mixed 25.5 2,243% 28.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 217%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GRR 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 04CD F4-2133C15-8GRR 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.4% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 23.1 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 68%

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

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,804x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

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