MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 206% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 180% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	259% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '20 at 16:28
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 264 98% 173 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 956 99% 798 Pts	64-Core 948 59% 948 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 294 Reflection 254 Parallax 332 239% 293 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 240 Splatting 145 181% 233 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 277 278 279 279 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,404 Write 1,086 Mixed 1,107 SusWrite 305 269% 1,226 MB/s	4K Read 70.9 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 97.3 336% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 819 DQ Write 979 DQ Mixed 620 545% 806 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 157%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 326GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 480 481 485 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 491 Mixed 407 SusWrite 483 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 66 224% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 728GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 171 172 172 171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 61.5 Write 130 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 171 71% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD4AGU880-36A180X 2x16GB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 35.8 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 50.5 SC Mixed 33.2 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 127%

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

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,600x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,243x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	554x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	397x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	342x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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