MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.2% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '21 at 00:03
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	54%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 323 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 895 95% 760 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.2% Very good	Lighting 91.4 Reflection 89.2 Parallax 83.9 74% 88.2 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 80.5 Splatting 73.2 71% 88.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB 1,792 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: M5T6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 317 288 277 272 270 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 407 Mixed 310 SusWrite 303 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 39.5 148% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 230 195% 284 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 107GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 131 131 130 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 94.8 Write 56.7 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 130 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 231GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 29 28 29 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 87.3 Write 26.2 Mixed 32 SusWrite 28.1 32% 43.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 67%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 5 3.8 5.8 8.2 9.5 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.16% Terrible	Read 1.8 Write 15.7 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 5.7 5% 6.35 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 2.16% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 27.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 29.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 111%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,802x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,601x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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