MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	246% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '20 at 03:30
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,258 107% 920 Pts	64-Core 2,132 132% 2,132 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2903 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 199 Parallax 188 146% 188 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 184 Splatting 131 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1552 829 751 504 553 522 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,565 Write 1,738 Mixed 1,289 SusWrite 785 302% 1,344 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 76.2 265% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1359 DQ Write 1,059 DQ Mixed 1,191 896% 1,203 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 276%
Mushkin MKNSSDSR500GB 500GB 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 239GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 132 146 42 73 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 515 Write 390 Mixed 401 SusWrite 140 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 24.5 128% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 34.3 91% 189 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 92%
Mushkin MKNSSDSR500GB 500GB 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 128GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 147 9.3 148 147 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 512 Write 437 Mixed 410 SusWrite 157 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 25.1 124% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 32.6 78% 156 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3700 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 34 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 51.5 SC Mixed 32.8 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 126%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,511 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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,394x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,079

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16