MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	79% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.2% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '21 at 19:28
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 280 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,046 99% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,661 103% 1,661 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3593 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79% Very good	Lighting 99.2 Reflection 143 Parallax 91.1 81% 111 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 87.6 Splatting 79.1 75% 94.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 1.5TB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 426 427 430 424 429 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 433 Mixed 361 SusWrite 414 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 36.3 130% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 273 226% 326 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 394 183 395 395 204 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 418 Mixed 347 SusWrite 317 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 37.1 129% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 281 211% 279 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C18 1x16GB 436 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 13.7 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 18.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 68%

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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 - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,392x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
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: $1,079

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16