MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	286% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '21 at 13:31
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 163 2-Core 322 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,192 108% 908 Pts	64-Core 2,154 133% 2,154 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 3077 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 162 Parallax 162 124% 159 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 159 Splatting 131 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1985 2005 1233 876 902 875 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,581 Write 2,131 Mixed 2,181 SusWrite 1,313 460% 2,051 MB/s	4K Read 69.8 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 69.7 237% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,160 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 338 331% 556 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 442%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 447GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 396 169 177 175 177 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 504 Write 465 Mixed 402 SusWrite 260 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 58 4K Mixed 36.2 125% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 184 154% 229 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 101%
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 477GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 459 449 452 453 448 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 448 Mixed 387 SusWrite 455 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 43.5 143% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 182 153% 230 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 119%
PNY CS2130 2TB SSD 1,181 User benchmarks, average bench 243% 1.5TB free Firmware: CS213530 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2187 2185 2182 2167 2139 2171 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1,338 Write 2,117 Mixed 1,394 SusWrite 2,172 399% 1,755 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 53.5 171% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,264 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 247 293% 544 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 382%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 162 147 158 165 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 117 Write 143 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 155 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.6 213% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 33.8 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 33.7 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 144%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,479 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	2,384x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

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	353x
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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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