MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '20 at 14:52
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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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 i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 283 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 839 88% 705 Pts	64-Core 831 52% 831 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 3800) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	48% Average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 52.2 52% 58.7 fps	MRender 43.3 Gravity 55.1 Splatting 48.5 40% 49 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 760 361 369 356 361 371 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 163 165 168 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 168 Write 130 Mixed 102 SusWrite 165 32% 141 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.7 42% 11 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 23%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 432GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 326 324 324 325 326 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 469 Write 331 Mixed 284 SusWrite 326 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 26.8 105% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 65.1 DQ Mixed 90.3 74% 107 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 906GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 196 196 197 197 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 151 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 196 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 149 147 147 156 158 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 84.8 Write 105 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 152 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 158 158 158 160 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 150 Write 109 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 158 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 774GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 38 38 39 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 35 Write 36.4 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 38.2 48% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 28 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 28.5 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 104%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,266 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,810x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,603x
Core i9-9900KIntel $439Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	749x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $734

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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