MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	106% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '20 at 05:47
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,092 104% 858 Pts	64-Core 1,672 104% 1,672 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 146 Parallax 137 111% 140 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 145 Splatting 127 107% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 292 286 267 233 198 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 480 Mixed 418 SusWrite 268 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 51.9 171% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 53GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 285 189 31 26 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 511 Write 285 Mixed 340 SusWrite 131 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 19.8 119% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 26.1 72% 150 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 208GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 988 1018 1006 271 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,515 Write 1,229 Mixed 1,047 SusWrite 724 252% 1,129 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 76.8 260% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 822 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 321 396% 692 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 400GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1824 1834 1831 1837 1837 1840 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,181 Write 523 Mixed 170 SusWrite 1834 260% 1,177 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 80.6 267% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 580 581% 944 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 151 150 149 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 146 Write 139 Mixed 29 SusWrite 150 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 112% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.8% 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 (91^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 33.2 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 50.5 SC Mixed 31.5 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 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	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

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	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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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