MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.3% 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	269% 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	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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 20:03
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 948 93% 762 Pts	64-Core 1193 74% 1193 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Lighting 100 Reflection 132 Parallax 84 82% 106 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 82.9 Splatting 74.6 72% 89.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG4500G 500GB 3,596 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2294 1652 508 506 503 506 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,955 Write 2,329 Mixed 1,820 SusWrite 995 400% 1,775 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 77.8 259% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,247 DQ Write 971 DQ Mixed 1,129 839% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 191 191 189 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 111 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 191 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 26.5 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 110%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,388x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,050x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $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