MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	156% 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	341% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	29 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 31 '21 at 05:42
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 161 2-Core 323 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,285 114% 966 Pts	64-Core 2,167 134% 2,167 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 213 Parallax 203 188% 215 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 161 Splatting 142 135% 169 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% 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% 771GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1724 1774 1779 1781 1794 1033 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,455 Write 1,834 Mixed 1,471 SusWrite 1,647 414% 1,852 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 86.1 290% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,281 DQ Write 1,063 DQ Mixed 582 597% 975 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 341% 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: 1820 1824 1847 1849 1850 1845 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,472 Write 1833 Mixed 1,474 SusWrite 1,839 426% 1,905 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 83 275% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,277 DQ Write 1113 DQ Mixed 579 602% 989 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 977GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 477 477 479 468 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 478 Mixed 379 SusWrite 476 99% 436 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 40.6 145% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 342 256% 341 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 (80^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.5 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 34 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 34.1 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,471 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	2,382x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,046x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	951x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	994x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	899x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	350x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	293x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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