MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	148% 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	84% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '21 at 02:32
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 86 1-Core 147 2-Core 289 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 910 90% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 192 Parallax 189 177% 199 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 151 Splatting 133 126% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 179 183 66 87 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 497 Write 459 Mixed 351 SusWrite 148 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 41.6 139% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 215 172% 247 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 459GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1974 821 621 623 624 612 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,347 Write 1954 Mixed 1,547 SusWrite 879 376% 1,682 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 55 194% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 260 292% 529 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 53GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 128 135 112 126 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 177 Write 162 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 122 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$65 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 19.5 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 104%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,530 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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,401x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	907x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
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	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,074

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16