MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	72.2% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

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

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month 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 (73^rd 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-$360 62,515 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 322 107% 191 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,060 106% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,714 115% 1,714 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$330 993,871 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 871C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.2% Very good	Lighting 87.6 Reflection 104 Parallax 94.6 71% 95.5 fps	MRender 94.1 Gravity 90.8 Splatting 92.5 74% 92.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$65 53,722 User benchmarks, average bench 252% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 931 976 977 1027 995 981 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st 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: 188% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 290%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$65 53,722 User benchmarks, average bench 252% 453GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1254 850 855 850 849 852 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd 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: 188% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 290%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$71 52,340 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 147 149 148 148 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^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: 44% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 89%
Hitachi HMS5C4040ALE640 4TB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2.5TB free Firmware: MPAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 117 117 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^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: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 14,509 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: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 115%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 4,253 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 195%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 197%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $190

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $360Bench 99%, 62,515 samples	1,840x
Core i5-10600KIntel $257Bench 96%, 22,321 samples	808x
Core i9-10850KIntel $420Bench 101%, 15,908 samples	459x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 202%, 82,630 samples	476x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 399,694 samples	461x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 153%, 87,530 samples	440x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $149Bench 329%, 178,345 samples	338x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 308%, 203,710 samples	305x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $85Bench 290%, 259,680 samples	261x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 403,833 samples	195x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $214Bench 87%, 79,937 samples	190x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 84%, 186,431 samples	163x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,478

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16