MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	298% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '21 at 13:57
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 311 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 1,174 101% 863 Pts	64-Core 2,030 126% 2,030 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (44 fps cap detected)	35.9% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 44.5 Parallax 40.3 37% 43.2 fps	MRender 43 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 41 35% 42.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 816GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1833 1855 1604 1456 1464 1511 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,552 Write 2,047 Mixed 1,788 SusWrite 1,620 448% 2,002 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 64.4 215% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,190 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 274 301% 537 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 410%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 147 146 144 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 162 Write 140 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 146 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 84%
WL2000GSA6472R 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 275GB free Firmware: 01.01D01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 74 70 90 93 88 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 84.7 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 83%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 240GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 60 59 60 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 59.8 Write 54 Mixed 38 SusWrite 59.9 39% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB-$85 17,829 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.6% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 20.6 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 24.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 124%

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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	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 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	353x
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	279x
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 $273	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 $179	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