MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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	113% 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	299% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 16:54
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,165 109% 905 Pts	64-Core 2,066 128% 2,066 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 116 Parallax 219 117% 160 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 137 Splatting 161 115% 137 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 544GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1598 1622 1633 1665 1661 1668 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,768 Write 1,637 Mixed 1,332 SusWrite 1,641 359% 1,594 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 78.5 262% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 1,044 DQ Mixed 432 494% 844 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 311%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 140 141 142 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 155 Write 142 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 140 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z3200C16 2x16GB 8,563 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 27.7 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 28.2 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 119%

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

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,387x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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