MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 159% 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 109%, 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	309% 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	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '21 at 17:13
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 5.1 GHz, turbo 6.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 165 2-Core 321 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 661 8-Core 1,298 116% 979 Pts	64-Core 1,265 78% 1,265 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 210 Parallax 199 177% 209 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 158 Splatting 140 132% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 759GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1417 1752 1998 2013 2012 2011 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 1,414 Write 2,052 Mixed 1,388 SusWrite 1,867 381% 1,680 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 79.3 281% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 753 DQ Write 1,576 DQ Mixed 936 777% 1,088 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 305%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 141GB free Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1491 683 274 241 282 224 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,416 Write 1,479 Mixed 971 SusWrite 532 246% 1,100 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 25.9 230% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 730 DQ Write 1,073 DQ Mixed 427 456% 744 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 291%
Asmt ASM105x 500GB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 164GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.2% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 41.9 Mixed 40 SusWrite 41.3 9% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 14.7 4K Mixed 12.6 42% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 22.6 DQ Write 22 DQ Mixed 16.3 14% 20.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 77%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 238GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 323 318 316 315 318 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 410 Write 406 Mixed 389 SusWrite 314 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 31.7 103% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 192 142% 186 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 16,526 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 33.1 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 31.5 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

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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