MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	271% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '20 at 06:22
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 168 2-Core 328 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 1,132 107% 886 Pts	64-Core 1,811 112% 1,811 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 871C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.9% Very good	Lighting 87.6 Reflection 104 Parallax 94.6 71% 95.5 fps	MRender 94.1 Gravity 90.8 Splatting 92.5 76% 92.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 931 976 977 1027 995 981 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,978 Write 2,320 Mixed 1,728 SusWrite 981 394% 1,752 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 72.8 249% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,360 DQ Write 1,106 DQ Mixed 1,209 912% 1,225 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 297%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 453GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1254 850 855 850 849 852 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,020 Write 2,180 Mixed 1,708 SusWrite 918 383% 1,706 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 74.4 267% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1501 DQ Write 1,169 DQ Mixed 1330 996% 1,333 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 297%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 147 149 148 148 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 169 Write 137 Mixed 85 SusWrite 142 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 163% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 88%
Hitachi HMS5C4040ALE640 4TB 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2.5TB free Firmware: MPAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 117 117 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 118 71% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 28.4 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 120%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
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	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

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