MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	128% 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	105% 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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '21 at 04:35
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 236 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 907 79% 674 Pts	64-Core 1,678 104% 1,678 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 187 Parallax 179 144% 181 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 184 Splatting 124 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 288 291 278 261 267 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 478 Mixed 384 SusWrite 279 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 50.3 168% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 356 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 50GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 39 39 36 45 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 512 Write 280 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 41.5 46% 214 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 1.1 89% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 2.8 42% 99.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 208GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 961 1109 1096 1084 1113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,530 Write 411 Mixed 1,050 SusWrite 1,012 223% 1,000 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 80.4 270% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 325 391% 679 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 303GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 888 528 528 530 530 529 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,684 Write 1,339 Mixed 144 SusWrite 589 259% 1,189 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 85.7 283% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,333 DQ Write 871 DQ Mixed 582 574% 929 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 149 150 151 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 148 Write 144 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 150 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 34.7 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 119%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,392x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $979

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16