MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.4% 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	105% 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 15:15
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 750 82% 650 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 115 Parallax 104 91% 111 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 104 Splatting 95.2 80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB 16,301 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 370 455 444 265 210 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 437 Mixed 416 SusWrite 340 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 47.9 157% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 274 228% 329 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 121%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 771GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 382 475 459 141 76 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 452 Mixed 413 SusWrite 305 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 45.1 158% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 346 261% 349 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 128%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 808GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 112 111 110 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 166 Write 116 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 110 154% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.8 223% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 65%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 11GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 8.4 8.6 9.5 8.3 9.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 5.3 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 8.4 18% 16.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3 199% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 28.6 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 25.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 114%

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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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,802x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,601x
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 $95Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16