MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	59.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200616
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 19:40
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 99.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 243 94% 163 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1,169 101% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,589 98% 1,589 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 185 Parallax 180 142% 179 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 174 Splatting 122 114% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 92 91 86 96 84 MB/s Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.8% Above average	Read 272 Write 119 Mixed 166 SusWrite 88.8 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 33.6 126% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 93.6 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 97.4 76% 104 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 75%
XPG GAMMIX S5 512GB 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 157GB free Firmware: V9001b31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1059 1044 1031 994 878 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,956 Write 916 Mixed 848 SusWrite 855 253% 1,144 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 56.3 208% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 416 DQ Write 748 DQ Mixed 621 460% 595 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 289%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 301GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 129 132 131 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 131 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 50.8 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 34.9 126% 43.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 49.9 SC Mixed 35.6 105% 36.7 GB/s	Latency 38.5 104% 38.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,600x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,243x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	554x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	397x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	342x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

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	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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