MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	312% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '20 at 23:05
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 910 83% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,154 71% 1,154 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 119 Parallax 114 112% 123 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 94 Splatting 81.7 89% 114 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 885GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2022 1736 1732 1732 1732 1729 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2008 Write 2296 Mixed 1,760 SusWrite 1,781 442% 1,961 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 70.8 248% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,186 DQ Write 897 DQ Mixed 1,088 801% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 347%
SMI USB DISK 16GB 1,632 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 2000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 9.5 8.1 10 8.1 3.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Write 18.6 SusWrite 8.5 22% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.5 63% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 26%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 8GB 2,703 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1643 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.3 5.9 6.5 6.5 6.5 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	4.76% Terrible	Read 16.1 Write 6.5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 5.6 10% 8.55 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 22% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.76% Great: 8%
WD Game Drive 2TB 1,307 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 2630 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 124 123 123 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 130 Write 110 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 123 146% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.7 312% 3.23 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 0.6 379% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 24,428 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 27.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 30.7 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: $996

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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