MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	44.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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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	Dec 18 '20 at 16:26
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 871 93% 741 Pts	64-Core 857 53% 857 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Lighting 73.9 Reflection 95.8 Parallax 61.6 60% 77.1 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 77.5 Splatting 73.5 61% 75 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 278 61 70 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 510 Write 445 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 108 59% 269 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 10.7 61% 14.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 92%
Gigabyte GP-AG4500G 500GB 3,596 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 434GB free Firmware: EGFM11.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2173 2240 2343 2371 2362 2364 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 1,877 Write 1,505 Mixed 1812 SusWrite 2,309 424% 1,876 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 79.5 269% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,621 DQ Write 1534 DQ Mixed 1,544 1,168% 1,566 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 370%
SAMSUNG HM641JI 640GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 529GB free, PID 0214 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.7 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.57% Terrible	Read 1 Write 3.2 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.8 2% 1.38 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 28% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.57% Great: 15%

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 (99^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 48 MC Write 51.7 MC Mixed 33.2 127% 44.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 47.3 SC Mixed 32.7 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 111%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,830x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,620x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,257x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	763x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	304x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

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: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16