MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, 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	307% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 09:17
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$116 46,609 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 168 2-Core 335 107% 199 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1018 103% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,231 76% 1,231 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 212 Parallax 222 186% 221 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 158 Splatting 140 133% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 1273 1064 920 1186 516 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,640 Write 1,646 Mixed 1,418 SusWrite 979 371% 1,671 MB/s	4K Read 70 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 86.3 297% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,214 DQ Write 993 DQ Mixed 572 573% 927 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 311%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 110GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 436 439 446 447 447 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 439 Mixed 426 SusWrite 441 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 50.8 174% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 229 179% 246 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 107%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 23GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 199 208 211 212 227 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 186 Mixed 410 SusWrite 223 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 50.7 169% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 84.4 109% 197 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 700GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 156 159 159 160 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 124 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 158 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 830GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 175 175 174 175 172 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 108 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 174 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 24.4 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 29.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 126%

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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