MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	187% 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	268% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 04:57
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 264 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 1,014 93% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,579 98% 1,579 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,275 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4042) ≥ 4GB; Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24GB GDDR6X CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 271 Reflection 282 Parallax 343 221% 298 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 249 Splatting 144 183% 236 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 861 584 572 571 572 569 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,472 Write 2,216 Mixed 1,460 SusWrite 622 377% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 80.4 266% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1226 DQ Write 943 DQ Mixed 1,081 810% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 209GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 485 488 488 409 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 487 Mixed 462 SusWrite 439 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 54.1 182% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 158 159 164 161 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 162 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 161 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 141 148 150 147 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 115 Write 118 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 148 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 108%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 93 94 95 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 78.7 Write 85.2 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 91.7 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 83%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 34.9 Write 37.7 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 41.3 27% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 28.6 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 29.3 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 105%

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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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,804x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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