MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	143% 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	282% 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, 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, 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	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '21 at 04:02
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,194 107% 905 Pts	64-Core 2101 130% 2101 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 214 Parallax 204 187% 216 fps	MRender 0.6 Gravity 162 Splatting 142 89% 101 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 772GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1601 1589 1583 1588 948 1068 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,485 Write 1,677 Mixed 1,440 SusWrite 1,396 390% 1,750 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 64.3 215% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,215 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 341 339% 574 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 372%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 789GB free Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1649 1625 1575 1517 1553 1514 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,479 Write 1,653 Mixed 1,418 SusWrite 1,572 398% 1,780 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 60.5 202% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,272 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 268 308% 562 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 977GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 459 456 454 452 451 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 460 Mixed 381 SusWrite 454 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 35.4 116% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 231 173% 237 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 33.6 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 32.4 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%

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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 $144Bench 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 $300	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