MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics104% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory52.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190221
Uptime13 Days
Run DateJan 28 '21 at 07:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 90.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,028
98% 813 Pts
64-Core 1,364
84% 1,364 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 114
Parallax 135
105% 126 fps
MRender 163
Gravity 129
Splatting 107
106% 133 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,360
Write 912
Mixed 867
231% 1,046 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 70
246% 88.2 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 835
DQ Mixed 219
272% 462 MB/s
Poor: 94% Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
581GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 164 168 165 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 152
Write 155
Mixed 76
SusWrite 162
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.4% Very good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.8
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 24
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,301 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $719
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