MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	51.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	280% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '21 at 18:37
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 165 2-Core 330 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 660 8-Core 1,321 117% 990 Pts	64-Core 1,820 113% 1,820 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 5,957 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 1B84) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.7% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 98 Parallax 59.9 52% 73.7 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 60.4 52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 879 882 881 853 850 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,474 Write 2437 Mixed 1,835 SusWrite 886 427% 1,908 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 79.1 265% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,105 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 996 748% 1,001 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 340%
Intenso External USB 3.0 2TB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 104 102 104 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 150 Write 112 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 103 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 203% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 4x8GB 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 45.7 MC Write 47.7 MC Mixed 37.1 124% 43.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 36.4 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 45.4 88% 45.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 146%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,401x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,053x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	998x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	907x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,074

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16