MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 216% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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	182% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 14:41
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$399 107,269 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 (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 167 2-Core 331 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 653 8-Core 1,291 115% 972 Pts	64-Core 2,196 136% 2,196 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 404B) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	182% Outstanding	Lighting 262 Reflection 235 Parallax 294 213% 264 fps	MRender 299 Gravity 228 Splatting 166 182% 231 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 245 245 238 220 225 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 458 Mixed 414 SusWrite 272 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 56.9 190% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 349 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 822GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1480 1496 1500 1501 1501 1505 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,514 Write 1,491 Mixed 1,102 SusWrite 1497 316% 1,401 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 77.9 266% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 272 358% 636 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 295%
TrekStor DS pocket Xpress 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 551GB free, PID 0022 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 40.4 Write 37 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 38.4 51% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R020D408GX2-4000C19A 2x8GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 29.7 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 50.7 SC Mixed 33.4 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%

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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 8,559 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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,409x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,059x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	958x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,001x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	909x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	638x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	359x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	352x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	296x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	165x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16