MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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.
Boot Drive	331% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '21 at 19:27
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,024 98% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,531 95% 1,531 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 87BA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 218 Parallax 160 156% 190 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 135 Splatting 114 113% 143 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 388GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 472 466 472 414 372 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 459 Mixed 392 SusWrite 413 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 46.1 160% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 244 199% 280 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 616GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1790 1638 1638 1641 1431 1323 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,530 Write 2,326 Mixed 1,826 SusWrite 1,577 463% 2,065 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 81.8 260% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,323 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 1174 880% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.2 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 31 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

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

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,810x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,603x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	749x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
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	218x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $734

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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