MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '20 at 10:04
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,162 105% 883 Pts	64-Core 1731 107% 1731 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 139 Parallax 145 110% 140 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 139 Splatting 120 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 299 301 300 248 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 481 Mixed 407 SusWrite 278 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 53.9 178% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 53GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 286 286 69 27 30 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 512 Write 282 Mixed 326 SusWrite 153 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 19.8 122% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 26.4 72% 150 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 208GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 755 1025 1064 974 277 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,510 Write 1,229 Mixed 1,059 SusWrite 728 253% 1,132 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 77.6 264% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 812 DQ Write 1,026 DQ Mixed 323 409% 720 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 401GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1839 1831 1831 1843 833 520 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,664 Write 1,571 Mixed 141 SusWrite 1,449 321% 1,456 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 81.5 277% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 951 DQ Mixed 582 585% 951 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 146 149 147 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 135 Write 142 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 147 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 112% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 33.3 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 31.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%

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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	2,383x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,047x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

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	352x
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 $63Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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