MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 199% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 217% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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	187% 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	109% 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, 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	10.7 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 14 '21 at 19:17
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 166 2-Core 325 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,263 112% 948 Pts	64-Core 2,109 130% 2,109 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% 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: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4751 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 274 Reflection 240 Parallax 279 223% 264 fps	MRender 291 Gravity 225 Splatting 170 180% 229 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 183 164 173 170 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 490 Mixed 408 SusWrite 219 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 57.1 190% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 819GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1471 1491 1497 1494 1495 1498 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,522 Write 1,507 Mixed 1,103 SusWrite 1491 317% 1,406 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 77.7 267% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 274 360% 638 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 295%

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 (76^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 29 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 32.8 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% 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