MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	237% 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.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 20:31
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 171 2-Core 342 110% 203 Pts	4-Core 683 8-Core 1,332 119% 1,007 Pts	64-Core 2,328 144% 2,328 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 200 Parallax 194 153% 194 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 192 Splatting 133 126% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 215GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1493 830 828 832 830 830 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,568 Write 1,698 Mixed 619 SusWrite 940 270% 1,206 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 73.9 185% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1433 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 1,279 958% 1,281 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 276%
Mushkin MKNSSDSR500GB 500GB 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 170GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 335 50 76 37 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 511 Write 456 Mixed 391 SusWrite 162 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 1.1 22% 8.6 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 19.8 DQ Mixed 1.3 17% 44 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 92%
Mushkin MKNSSDSR500GB 500GB 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 128GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 110 4.7 105 105 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 514 Write 452 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 134 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 1.3 51% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 17.6 DQ Mixed 17.6 28% 56.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 32.9 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 52 SC Mixed 34.7 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 126%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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