MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.4% 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	151% 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	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.

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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200811
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 05:10
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 275 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,185 106% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,557 96% 1,557 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2167) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 115 Parallax 110 101% 116 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 101 Splatting 82.2 85% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 777 219 217 211 217 213 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 1,291 Write 1,483 Mixed 1,111 SusWrite 309 235% 1,048 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 64.4 200% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 672 DQ Write 97.8 DQ Mixed 173 181% 314 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 237%
Adata SU750 512GB 5,057 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 196GB free Firmware: 1R21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 360 403 405 404 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 376 Write 421 Mixed 376 SusWrite 364 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.7 186% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 280 216% 293 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 249GB free Firmware: 1103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 382 428 429 429 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 453 Mixed 400 SusWrite 385 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 27.8 143% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 79.1 102% 176 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 194 218 218 195 193 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
VendorCo ProductCode 4GB 1,811 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.4 3 3.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	2.12% Terrible	Read 8 Write 1.2 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 3.1 4% 3.62 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.12% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB 7,702 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 22.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 26.4 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 96%

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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