MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	234% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 12:48
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 274 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,123 103% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,698 105% 1,698 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 134 Parallax 126 98% 126 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 131 Splatting 112 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1442 958 603 648 541 535 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,644 Write 1,620 Mixed 1,240 SusWrite 788 297% 1,323 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 77.8 260% 90.5 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 344 412% 708 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 277%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 170GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 298 298 297 297 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 479 Mixed 420 SusWrite 316 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 57.6 192% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 214GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 486 486 486 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 474 Mixed 413 SusWrite 486 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 57.5 189% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 355 266% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 1,056 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 262GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 103 104 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 43.2 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 104 52% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 202 212 211 199 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 151 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 202 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 28.3 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29.4 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 110%

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $40Bench 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: $991

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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