MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	154% 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	278% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 19:05
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 902 95% 759 Pts	64-Core 924 57% 924 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3901) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 260 Parallax 194 185% 227 fps	MRender 212 Gravity 151 Splatting 134 132% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1172 826 829 825 831 824 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,015 Write 2,101 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 884 352% 1,571 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 74.7 259% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1,655 DQ Write 1,217 DQ Mixed 1,386 1,050% 1,419 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 297%
Team L7 EVO SSD 120GB 731 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 99GB free Firmware: V3.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 70 74 74 73 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 402 Write 374 Mixed 224 SusWrite 114 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 12.6 90% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 83.3 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 15.2 51% 106 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 64%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 787GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 182 183 183 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 178 Mixed 112 SusWrite 182 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 474 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 32.9 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,600x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,243x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	554x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	397x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	342x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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