MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	149% 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	107% 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	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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 14:33
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$259 550,833 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 (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1,245 112% 942 Pts	64-Core 1,248 77% 1,248 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 206 Parallax 197 178% 207 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 155 Splatting 136 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$65 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 414 446 445 445 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 449 Mixed 298 SusWrite 386 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 42.3 152% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 298 240% 338 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 292GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 157 157 158 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 135 Write 160 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 156 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 110%

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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) - $135

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,842x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,627x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,261x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	766x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	560x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	405x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	306x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	215x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $719

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Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369