MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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	107% 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	104% 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '20 at 18:48
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 160 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,145 104% 876 Pts	64-Core 1,697 105% 1,697 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 143 Parallax 136 109% 138 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 143 Splatting 124 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 280 283 255 238 208 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 478 Mixed 394 SusWrite 262 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 51.1 169% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 215 192% 293 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 53GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 286 266 30 27 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 508 Write 283 Mixed 338 SusWrite 142 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 19.3 115% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 25.6 72% 149 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 208GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 710 1024 1076 994 278 277 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,510 Write 1,216 Mixed 1,053 SusWrite 726 252% 1,126 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 68.3 232% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 800 DQ Write 439 DQ Mixed 327 321% 522 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$57 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 400GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1774 1774 1773 1774 1666 1759 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,670 Write 774 Mixed 134 SusWrite 1,753 293% 1,333 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 72.4 240% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1314 DQ Write 434 DQ Mixed 580 505% 776 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 146 152 152 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 147 Write 136 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 149 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 112% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.1% 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 (91^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 44.4 MC Mixed 33.3 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 31.7 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,530 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,401x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	907x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
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	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,074

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	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