MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.5% 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	38.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 18:40
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 824 87% 698 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Lighting 97.6 Reflection 97.3 Parallax 91.5 80% 95.5 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 85.2 Splatting 77.9 77% 96.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 80 47 45 50 48 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.7% Below average	Read 146 Write 77.5 Mixed 123 SusWrite 55.1 22% 101 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 19.9 78% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 94.2 DQ Mixed 28 47% 93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 78%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 97GB free Firmware: SBFM81.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 284 268 250 294 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 419 Write 304 Mixed 281 SusWrite 276 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 33.9 126% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 194 147% 204 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 550GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 107 102 102 110 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 109 Write 111 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 105 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 292GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 154 143 145 158 161 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 101 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 149 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 29.2 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,600x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,243x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	554x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	397x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	342x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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