MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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	154% 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	284% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	28.6 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 18:20
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$230 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 165 2-Core 328 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 659 8-Core 1,209 112% 934 Pts	64-Core 1,766 109% 1,766 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 219 Parallax 207 183% 217 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 162 Splatting 144 135% 169 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 758GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1343 1779 2038 2034 2042 402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,461 Write 2,038 Mixed 1,405 SusWrite 1,606 368% 1,627 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 78.4 276% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 1,120 DQ Mixed 952 716% 941 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 284% 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: 1500 1504 457 301 241 241 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,524 Write 1,491 Mixed 965 SusWrite 707 262% 1,172 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 26.1 201% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 727 DQ Write 1077 DQ Mixed 424 455% 743 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 202% 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	18.3% Very poor	Read 38.4 Write 42 Mixed 40.1 SusWrite 41.4 9% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 14.5 4K Mixed 12.8 42% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 23.2 DQ Write 22.1 DQ Mixed 16.4 14% 20.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 77%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 238GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 323 318 316 315 316 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 412 Write 411 Mixed 394 SusWrite 313 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 32 104% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 191 141% 185 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.2% 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 (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 30.3 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 31.2 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,500 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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,389x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,050x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	552x
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 $40Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $988

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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