MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 194% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 210% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	183% 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	105% 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.
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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '21 at 13:46
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 315 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,193 109% 913 Pts	64-Core 2,126 132% 2,126 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$898 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 404B) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	183% Outstanding	Lighting 263 Reflection 237 Parallax 267 214% 256 fps	MRender 301 Gravity 224 Splatting 169 182% 231 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 407 432 442 436 463 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 455 Mixed 389 SusWrite 435 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 47.2 152% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 304 214% 277 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 841GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1249 1304 1285 1310 1320 1368 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,456 Write 1,402 Mixed 1,014 SusWrite 1,306 291% 1,295 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 57.1 194% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 240 221% 355 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 295%
TrekStor DS pocket Xpress 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 551GB free, PID 0022 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 40 Write 35.8 Mixed 33.1 SusWrite 37.1 49% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 21%

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 @ 4000 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 46.8 86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 118%

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

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,534 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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,404x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $898Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	908x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	357x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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