MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.6% 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	86% 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	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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 21:04
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 921 94% 759 Pts	64-Core 923 57% 923 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.6% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 92 Parallax 58.4 56% 73 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 74 Splatting 70 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$27 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 173 68 105 64 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 512 Write 433 Mixed 429 SusWrite 129 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 31.9 152% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 0.5 78% 186 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 92%
Gigabyte GP-AG4500G 500GB 3,596 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 435GB free Firmware: EGFM11.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1961 2310 2356 2362 2378 2379 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 1,900 Write 1,527 Mixed 1,834 SusWrite 2291 426% 1,888 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 79.1 263% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1624 DQ Write 1,274 DQ Mixed 1,456 1,087% 1,451 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 48.2 MC Write 52.2 MC Mixed 33.1 127% 44.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 52.8 SC Mixed 35.3 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 111%

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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) - $145

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,838x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,623x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,261x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	560x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	403x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	306x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	215x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $741

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16