MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics126% 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 Drive220% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '21 at 18:20
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 158
2-Core 307
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 616
8-Core 1,065
102% 840 Pts
64-Core 1,688
104% 1,688 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Nvidia(10DE 1B06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 285
Parallax 172
141% 210 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 174
Splatting 124
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 490 514 522 518 518 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 2,169
Write 926
Mixed 954
SusWrite 492
250% 1,135 MB/s
4K Read 62.5
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 61.7
253% 91.1 MB/s
DQ Read 693
DQ Write 524
DQ Mixed 529
417% 582 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 220%
Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
681GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 156 160 158 159 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 132
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 157
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 24.6
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 40
SC Mixed 28.8
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 55.4
72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $999
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HDDRAMUSB
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