MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive292% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory58.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200414
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '20 at 18:51
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 88.9
1-Core 161
2-Core 310
101% 187 Pts
4-Core 604
8-Core 1,212
107% 908 Pts
64-Core 2,084
129% 2,084 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
866GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2399 1656 1458 1324 929 936 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 1,931
Write 2,202
Mixed 1,335
SusWrite 1,450
389% 1,730 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 65.3
243% 84.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,292
DQ Write 1,064
DQ Mixed 1,067
829% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 292%
Great: 410%
WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 411040WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 476 476 475 469 470 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 486
Mixed 412
SusWrite 473
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 52.5
183% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 252
216% 318 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 121%
Great: 118%
Liteonit LCS-128M6S 2.5 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: DC7110D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 313 314 313 314 312 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 436
Write 307
Mixed 285
SusWrite 313
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 42.1
153% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 176
158% 241 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.4% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 22
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 22.5
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $999
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