MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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	114% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 08:05
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$290 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 290 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,015 96% 794 Pts	64-Core 955 59% 955 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 216 Parallax 215 191% 222 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 154 Splatting 138 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 448 445 455 379 388 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 463 Mixed 436 SusWrite 413 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 49.9 174% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 290 237% 336 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%
3 1TB SSD 1TB 4,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 683GB free Firmware: T0818A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 365 355 367 371 365 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 433 Write 357 Mixed 323 SusWrite 355 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 27 118% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 82.6 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 35.2 68% 131 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 27.1 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 99%

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

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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	1,596x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,239x

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 $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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