MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics79.1% 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 Drive335% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 27 '20 at 02:36
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 616
8-Core 939
96% 777 Pts
64-Core 1,268
78% 1,268 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 106%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
EVGA(3842 1667) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 92.8
Parallax 83.8
82% 92.4 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 89.7
Splatting 79.3
73% 91.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
789GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2338 1931 1175 1165 1183 1169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
335% Outstanding
Read 2,495
Write 2,310
Mixed 1,697
SusWrite 1,494
448% 1,999 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 88.9
293% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,319
DQ Write 1,076
DQ Mixed 1,201
898% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 335%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
126% Outstanding
MC Read 51.1
MC Write 52
MC Mixed 35.1
132% 46.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 48.8
SC Mixed 31.5
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 48.5
82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 126%
Great: 137%

 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 8,468 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $975
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