MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics125% 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 Drive101% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200414
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 06:16
Run Duration240 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 158
2-Core 316
103% 190 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,080
101% 839 Pts
64-Core 1,724
107% 1,724 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 182
Parallax 181
138% 177 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 183
Splatting 126
119% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 300 300 287 209 208 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 473
Mixed 409
SusWrite 269
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 49.6
162% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 219
194% 293 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 101%
Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB
51GB free
Firmware: Q1103A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 261 36 27 29 27 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 508
Write 288
Mixed 336
SusWrite 99.5
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 19.9
116% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 27.1
73% 151 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB
208GB free
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 744 1017 1086 973 274 274 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,478
Write 1,223
Mixed 1,042
SusWrite 728
250% 1,118 MB/s
4K Read 61.1
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 69.7
233% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 822
DQ Write 447
DQ Mixed 327
326% 532 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 204%
Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
312GB free
Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1742 1741 1742 1737 1082 525 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 2664
Write 1,715
Mixed 132
SusWrite 1428
328% 1,485 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 73
241% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 1,319
DQ Write 446
DQ Mixed 578
507% 781 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 308%
Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: MZ4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 150 152 149 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 148
Write 150
Mixed 29
SusWrite 150
86% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.4
114% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 42.5
MC Write 44.4
MC Mixed 33.2
114% 40 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 48.8
SC Mixed 31.9
97% 34.1 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 112%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,511 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,079
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