MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99% 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	95.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 19:45
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 949 91% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,252 78% 1,252 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 130 Parallax 131 104% 129 fps	MRender 150 Gravity 103 Splatting 89 90% 114 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 332 252 349 162 153 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 437 Mixed 351 SusWrite 280 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 41.8 147% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 240 206% 304 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 819GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 205 202 204 204 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 196 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 203 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 23 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 88%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,480 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,384x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 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	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $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