MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 12:44
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 274 99% 176 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,246 110% 932 Pts	64-Core 1,733 107% 1,733 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 148 Parallax 141 118% 144 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 148 Splatting 128 109% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 299 300 294 261 243 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 480 Mixed 393 SusWrite 285 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 51.9 173% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 358 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 53GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 286 288 52 29 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 512 Write 282 Mixed 331 SusWrite 150 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 19.2 120% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 25.4 72% 149 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 208GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 747 1029 1068 984 278 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,526 Write 825 Mixed 1,028 SusWrite 731 229% 1,027 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 77.8 263% 90.5 MB/s	DQ Read 821 DQ Write 916 DQ Mixed 326 395% 687 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 400GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1784 1775 1782 1796 979 525 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,681 Write 1,570 Mixed 135 SusWrite 1,440 321% 1,457 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 82 276% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1337 DQ Write 921 DQ Mixed 582 582% 947 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 148 148 149 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 138 Write 143 Mixed 31 SusWrite 147 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 110% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 44.4 MC Mixed 33.2 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 49.3 SC Mixed 31.6 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
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	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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