MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% 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	207% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '21 at 00:44
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 993 97% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,609 100% 1,609 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 206 Parallax 200 182% 210 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 154 Splatting 136 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 672 473 410 340 244 227 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,546 Write 1,630 Mixed 1,251 SusWrite 394 270% 1,205 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 71.5 250% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,162 DQ Write 806 DQ Mixed 1,003 744% 990 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 237%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 667GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 451 456 463 470 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 486 Mixed 468 SusWrite 458 108% 482 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 54.7 181% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 931GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1484 1482 1488 1487 1488 1423 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,501 Write 1,500 Mixed 1,110 SusWrite 1,475 315% 1,397 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 71.6 250% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 962 DQ Mixed 272 359% 638 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 201 199 202 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 154 Mixed 88 SusWrite 199 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R019D408GX2-3200C16A 4x8GB 234 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 30.2 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 29.5 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 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	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

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 $177	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