MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59% 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)
Boot Drive	112% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

19 days ago, 19 days ago, 19 days ago, 19 days ago, 19 days ago, 19 days ago, 17 days ago, 16 days ago, 16 days ago, 16 days ago, 16 days ago, 16 days ago, 13 days ago, 13 days ago, 13 days ago, 13 days ago, 13 days ago, 13 days ago, 13 days ago, 13 days ago, 10 days ago, 9 days ago, 7 days ago, 7 days ago, 7 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 10:17
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$420 17,453 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 290 102% 180 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,176 107% 874 Pts	64-Core 2019 136% 2019 Pts
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 118,990 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 85.5 Parallax 75.7 59% 78 fps	MRender 76.3 Gravity 72.9 Splatting 66.5 59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 67%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$70 737,528 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 300 279 289 278 258 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 484 Mixed 418 SusWrite 302 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 55.8 186% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 122%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$38 2,241,769 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 377GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 155 157 157 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 150 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 156 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2x8GB 742 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 30.4 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 52.5 SC Mixed 33.8 103% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 115%

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Gaming 197%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 199%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $190

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $358Bench 99%, 63,063 samples	1,881x
Core i5-10600KIntel $257Bench 96%, 19,927 samples	828x
Core i9-10850KIntel $420Bench 101%, 17,453 samples	483x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 204%, 90,470 samples	489x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 376,421 samples	464x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 153%, 87,751 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $149Bench 328%, 174,186 samples	352x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 309%, 193,300 samples	313x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $85Bench 286%, 234,923 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $214Bench 87%, 76,160 samples	198x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 86%, 396,183 samples	197x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 84%, 195,086 samples	168x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,611

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i3-10100F $132	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16