MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	303% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	60.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '21 at 21:56
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 82.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,216 107% 910 Pts	64-Core 1,650 102% 1,650 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 218 Parallax 153 122% 174 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 130 Splatting 117 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1708 1071 827 826 824 828 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,605 Write 2,338 Mixed 1,742 SusWrite 1,014 430% 1,925 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 87.1 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 1,083 804% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 896GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 488 488 488 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 486 Mixed 436 SusWrite 488 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 57.6 189% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 2,112 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 29GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 18 18 17 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 110 Write 34.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 17 40% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.7 123% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 64GB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 23.1 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 104%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,477 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	2,383x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,047x
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	352x
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 $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