MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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	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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '20 at 06:16
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,137 106% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,682 104% 1,682 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 144 Parallax 128 108% 135 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 133 Splatting 111 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 274 281 263 279 257 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 479 Mixed 401 SusWrite 280 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 49.5 164% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 208 189% 290 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 53GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 270 282 68 29 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 511 Write 276 Mixed 328 SusWrite 153 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 19.6 114% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 25.4 71% 147 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 192GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 734 945 631 272 269 269 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1495 Write 1,020 Mixed 989 SusWrite 520 224% 1006 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 69.6 233% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 800 DQ Write 472 DQ Mixed 324 325% 532 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 370GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1781 1769 1775 1766 976 530 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,635 Write 1,795 Mixed 143 SusWrite 1,433 332% 1,502 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 72.5 241% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1319 DQ Write 472 DQ Mixed 582 513% 791 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 151 150 151 152 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 149 Write 144 Mixed 29 SusWrite 150 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 114% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 32.9 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 31 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 119%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,391x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,050x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $980

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16