MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 00:28
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 289 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 526 66% 502 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 60.5 Reflection 92.8 Parallax 59.7 49% 71 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 51.5 48% 59 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 87 100 99 100 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 1,166 Write 1361 Mixed 944 SusWrite 160 203% 908 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 62 216% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 123 225% 448 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 295%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 36GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 78 78 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 99.8 Mixed 69 SusWrite 77.7 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 69%
Toshiba HDWJ105 500GB 1,334 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 220GB free Firmware: AX001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 45 42 40 29 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 82.7 Write 62.2 Mixed 29 SusWrite 37.9 39% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 28 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 28.6 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 110%

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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	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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