MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 140% 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	138% 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	200% 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201211
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 02:18
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 999 97% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,576 98% 1,576 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 3667) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 177 Parallax 170 163% 182 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 137 Splatting 118 116% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 530 333 325 330 333 329 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,904 Write 1,266 Mixed 515 SusWrite 363 223% 1,012 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 54.6 196% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 696 DQ Mixed 729 597% 863 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 1TB 1,324 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 626GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 859 898 826 536 481 441 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 1,055 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 27.8 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 28.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 104%

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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	2,381x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,046x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	949x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	993x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	898x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	350x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	293x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	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) $32	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