MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	150% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '20 at 22:28
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$125 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 242 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 775 75% 615 Pts	64-Core 1,032 64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SH00E240GB 240GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 138% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0417A8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 145 147 134 157 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,569 Write 959 Mixed 902 SusWrite 190 200% 905 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 25.4 157% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 618 DQ Write 728 DQ Mixed 430 391% 592 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 165%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 75GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 98 62 50 51 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 929 Write 300 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 91 73% 339 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 22 4K Mixed 10.9 65% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 2 69% 161 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 934GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 146 144 146 145 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 151 Write 134 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 143 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 114%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$70 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 456GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 74 92 92 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 87.5 Mixed 60 SusWrite 86.7 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,684 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 48.1 MC Mixed 31.3 116% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 30.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 126%

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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 $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