MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '21 at 09:12
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 168 2-Core 337 109% 201 Pts	4-Core 674 8-Core 967 103% 820 Pts	64-Core 970 60% 970 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$879 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896); msi ventus CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	97.3% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 119 Splatting 119 98% 119 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,026 Write 1,322 Mixed 540 284% 1,296 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 48.6 201% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 992 DQ Write 1,230 DQ Mixed 684 635% 969 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
BR-240G 240GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 73GB free Firmware: R0801A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 81 78 81 80 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 501 Write 434 Mixed 418 SusWrite 131 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 15.7 153% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 21.7 84% 182 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 81%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 160GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1355 977 979 979 972 977 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1,951 Write 2,236 Mixed 1719 SusWrite 1,040 391% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 73.5 259% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1789 DQ Write 1,446 DQ Mixed 1,539 1,173% 1,591 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 82GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 133 108 130 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 73 SusWrite 119 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 4.9 17 14 15 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	9.99% Terrible	Read 38.3 Write 28 Mixed 16.1 SusWrite 12.9 29% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.99% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3866 C18 Series 2x8GB 459 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 48.8 MC Write 54.1 MC Mixed 33.6 130% 45.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 53.9 SC Mixed 35.8 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 118%

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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) - $145

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,838x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,620x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,260x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	560x
RTX 2060Nvidia $287Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	403x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 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 $55Bench 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: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $743

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16