MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	75.5% 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	48.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 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-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '21 at 18:05
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 937 98% 786 Pts	64-Core 921 57% 921 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

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: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Lighting 94.1 Reflection 92.2 Parallax 86.7 77% 91 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 80.7 Splatting 72.4 73% 92.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 64 66 54 61 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 441 Write 136 Mixed 144 SusWrite 63.4 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 10.6 72% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 19.2 51% 107 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 78%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 139GB free Firmware: SBFM81.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 271 271 301 300 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 427 Write 302 Mixed 281 SusWrite 290 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 35.7 135% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 202 152% 209 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 419GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 92 92 104 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 99.5 70% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 292GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 144 142 157 157 157 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 168 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 152 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 29.4 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,269 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 100%

UFO

Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,811x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,604x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 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	400x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: $724

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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16