MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	149% 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	123% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '21 at 13:37
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 1,238 111% 939 Pts	64-Core 2190 136% 2190 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 390C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 244 Parallax 177 178% 213 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 155 Splatting 138 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 470 468 413 443 434 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 486 Mixed 397 SusWrite 452 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 57.1 189% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 556GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 492 491 492 491 490 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 491 Mixed 467 SusWrite 491 110% 490 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 54.9 184% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 7GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 52 51 51 52 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 48.1 Write 48.7 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 51.4 62% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 4,608 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 30.3 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 29.7 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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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 8,472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,382x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,046x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	952x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	994x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	900x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	350x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	293x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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