MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 216% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 15:14
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$430 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 166 2-Core 312 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 1,265 104% 908 Pts	64-Core 2,130 132% 2,130 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 404B) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Lighting 283 Reflection 255 Parallax 289 230% 276 fps	MRender 325 Gravity 241 Splatting 174 194% 247 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 449 463 465 466 447 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 458 Mixed 392 SusWrite 459 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 50 163% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 314 225% 294 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 931GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1371 1370 1367 1387 1385 1348 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,528 Write 1,453 Mixed 1,071 SusWrite 1,371 305% 1,356 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 61.6 206% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 246 228% 367 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 295%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R020D408GX2-4000C19A 2x8GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 22.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 26.2 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 118%

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

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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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,422x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,065x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	962x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,009x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	912x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	641x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	556x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	361x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	296x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	165x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,121

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16