MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	271% 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-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 11:06
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 318 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,237 111% 934 Pts	64-Core 1248 77% 1248 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2385 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 146 Parallax 129 102% 133 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 133 Splatting 122 101% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 521 411 411 412 410 409 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2411 Write 2,212 Mixed 1,326 SusWrite 429 355% 1,594 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 90.9 308% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,013 DQ Write 1,345 DQ Mixed 1,169 885% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 302%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 447GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 454 455 459 461 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 399 Write 444 Mixed 363 SusWrite 457 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39.7 156% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 170 159% 242 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 453GB free Firmware: GG2OAH10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	35% Below average	Read 53.2 Write 47.4 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 68.5 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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