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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	149% 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	8.6 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 22:41
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$124 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 232 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 791 75% 619 Pts	64-Core 1,022 63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89.8% 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: 424 148 159 147 107 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,559 Write 972 Mixed 889 SusWrite 167 198% 897 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 25.5 160% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 626 DQ Write 745 DQ Mixed 430 395% 600 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 165%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 75GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 117 61 40 34 27 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 953 Write 295 Mixed 266 SusWrite 87.8 87% 401 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 25.8 118% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 2.6 66% 154 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 934GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 137 140 139 96 23 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 154 Write 133 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 111 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 114%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 456GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 93 94 72 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 92.7 Write 71.5 Mixed 76 SusWrite 78.5 59% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.3 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.1% 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)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 49.2 MC Mixed 31.4 117% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 29.7 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% 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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,420x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,063x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	961x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,008x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	911x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	641x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	556x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $148Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	361x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	296x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	165x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,120

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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