MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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	165% 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	205% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

23 days ago, 22 days ago, 17 days ago, 16 days ago, 13 days ago, 11 days ago, 2 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 01:59
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$468 34,355 User benchmarks, average bench 102% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 293 103% 181 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,210 111% 905 Pts	64-Core 2,047 137% 2,047 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 6,150 User benchmarks, average bench 165% MSI(1462 3951) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	165% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 245 Parallax 416 177% 293 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 154 Splatting 260 152% 260 fps
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 208,751 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 327 326 326 325 326 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,941 Write 1,236 Mixed 527 SusWrite 367 224% 1,018 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 53.4 200% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 927 DQ Mixed 650 582% 881 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 233%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$105 397,638 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 610GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 487 488 488 488 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 489 Mixed 440 SusWrite 486 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59.6 197% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 762,576 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 233GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 294 294 295 294 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 488 Mixed 422 SusWrite 314 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 57.5 191% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$70 56,470 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 123 124 124 122 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 127 Write 120 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 123 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 96%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 89,415 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 129 Mixed 91.7 84% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 6,747 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 25.5 94% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 28.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 117%

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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 5,325 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 150%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 152%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $190

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $320Bench 98%, 86,030 samples	2,207x
Core i5-10600KIntel $224Bench 96%, 27,233 samples	978x
Core i9-10850KIntel $399Bench 101%, 23,948 samples	644x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 117,033 samples	655x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 204%, 108,690 samples	560x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 119%, 422,698 samples	516x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $165Bench 323%, 197,189 samples	402x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $139Bench 308%, 226,463 samples	384x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 285%, 273,120 samples	336x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 424,286 samples	254x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $279Bench 88%, 88,104 samples	219x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $114Bench 85%, 200,856 samples	195x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $1,254

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-10400F $148	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $320	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16