MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	102% 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 08:27
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 257 98% 172 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1142 105% 880 Pts	64-Core 1737 108% 1737 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: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 138 Parallax 132 108% 134 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 102% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 287 286 262 212 211 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 477 Mixed 376 SusWrite 262 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 49.7 164% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 212 191% 293 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 53GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 285 195 30 29 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 509 Write 282 Mixed 339 SusWrite 132 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 18.7 113% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 26.2 72% 149 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 208GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 779 1050 1099 920 274 273 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,522 Write 945 Mixed 1,038 SusWrite 732 236% 1,059 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 68.9 233% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 807 DQ Write 433 DQ Mixed 325 320% 522 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 392GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1525 1743 1746 1739 1747 1742 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,682 Write 1,181 Mixed 128 SusWrite 1707 314% 1,424 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 72.1 241% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1336 DQ Write 432 DQ Mixed 580 508% 783 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 149 145 149 149 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 139 Write 153 Mixed 30 SusWrite 147 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 114% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.3% 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 42.6 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 33.2 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 50.4 SC Mixed 32.6 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 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	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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