MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	174% 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	330% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200811
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 07:19
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,149 104% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,160 72% 1,160 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	174% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 236 Parallax 299 204% 262 fps	MRender 302 Gravity 224 Splatting 136 171% 221 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 551GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1205 1414 1665 1527 1504 1516 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,342 Write 2,174 Mixed 1,618 SusWrite 1,472 427% 1,902 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 80.1 268% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,568 DQ Write 1,298 DQ Mixed 1,422 1,068% 1,429 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 410%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 429GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 383 354 248 248 249 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 364 Write 250 Mixed 218 SusWrite 312 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 23.6 104% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 317 221% 272 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB 13,134 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 36.1 121% 42.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 50.7 SC Mixed 31.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%

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

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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) - $145

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,838x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,622x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,260x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	560x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	403x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	306x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	215x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $741

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16