MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 198% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	170% 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	210% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '21 at 01:45
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,238 111% 934 Pts	64-Core 2,168 134% 2,168 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% MSI(1462 3951) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	170% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 245 Parallax 416 176% 292 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 154 Splatting 261 211% 260 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 327 326 328 329 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,964 Write 1331 Mixed 529 SusWrite 379 232% 1,051 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 58.4 205% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,105 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 660 589% 892 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 611GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 488 486 488 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 487 Mixed 452 SusWrite 486 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 60 197% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 298 295 298 299 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 488 Mixed 410 SusWrite 315 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 57.5 192% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 352 265% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 88 89 91 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 118 Write 109 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 90 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 101%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 131 131 130 132 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	71% Very good	Read 117 Write 113 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 130 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 47,657 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 26 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 32 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 126%

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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 8,471 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	2,382x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,046x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	951x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	994x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	899x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	350x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	293x
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: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

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