MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 218% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 224% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	212% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	274% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 06:43
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 313 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,209 108% 914 Pts	64-Core 1,628 101% 1,628 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 313 Reflection 295 Parallax 326 255% 311 fps	MRender 344 Gravity 263 Splatting 189 209% 265 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1235 313 310 311 311 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,498 Write 1,475 Mixed 1,017 SusWrite 465 301% 1,364 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 89.8 319% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 1,133 DQ Mixed 999 767% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 280%
Viper M.2 VPN100 1TB 3,813 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 918GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1709 1079 1006 1007 1010 1013 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1080 Write 1,009 Mixed 1,505 SusWrite 1,137 268% 1,183 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 79 266% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,519 DQ Write 1,200 DQ Mixed 1,356 1,016% 1,358 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 287%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 294 295 294 295 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 476 Mixed 414 SusWrite 315 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 61.7 205% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 219 220 220 220 220 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 182 184 184 185 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 139 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 183 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 4x8GB 1,618 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 29.8 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 114%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,247 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	1,801x
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	554x
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	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 $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