MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '21 at 17:09
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$258 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 300 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1093 101% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,065 66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.1% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 116 Parallax 102 83% 107 fps	MRender 92.5 Gravity 100 Splatting 103 81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 310 205 64 99 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 881 Write 582 Mixed 588 SusWrite 207 126% 565 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 49.7 182% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 551 DQ Mixed 327 273% 385 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 157%
Toshiba Q300 240GB-$85 5,005 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 25GB free Firmware: SAFM12.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 513 Write 489 Mixed 380 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 37.5 138% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 189 186% 296 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 93%
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB 13,649 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 32GB free Firmware: 003056R6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 131 109 122 97 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 487 Write 446 Mixed 310 SusWrite 136 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 43.4 155% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 176 162% 249 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 89%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 39GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 215 214 200 33 118 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 357 Write 222 Mixed 216 SusWrite 158 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 26.6 106% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 117 118% 190 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 119GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 160 160 150 148 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 418 Write 276 Mixed 337 SusWrite 175 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 37.5 139% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 171 159% 241 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 100%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 414GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 164 161 163 163 161 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 158 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 162 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 168GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 141 152 143 151 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 152 Write 133 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 141 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB 7,850 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 32GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 2.7 4.8 3.6 4.2 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	4.44% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 9.7 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 4.7 14% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 2.4 95% 2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.44% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 30.9 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 30.2 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 106%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,799x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,596x
Core i9-9900KIntel $419Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,239x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	552x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	248x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $776

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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