MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '20 at 16:58
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 281 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,205 103% 886 Pts	64-Core 1,231 76% 1,231 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.08 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Lighting 97.7 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 82.7 80% 89.4 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 80 Splatting 78.5 74% 92.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GB 50,765 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MA020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 434 279 158 158 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 431 Mixed 372 SusWrite 259 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40.1 148% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 307 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 91%
iODD Ext Hard Disk 60GB 0GB free, PID 0010 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 32.5 Write 31.3 Mixed 31.9 41% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 5.4 396% 5.33 MB/s

USB 2.0 Flash Disk 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 0000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 6.2 6.9 6.4 6.9 6.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	4.92% Terrible	Read 13.9 Write 3.7 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 6.6 7% 6.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.92% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 029E CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 24.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 28 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 90%

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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	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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