MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	47.9% 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)
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, 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '21 at 13:43
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 836 87% 698 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 3800) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 57.9 52% 60.6 fps	MRender 43.3 Gravity 55 Splatting 48.4 40% 48.9 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,958 Write 6,244 Mixed 6,650 1,546% 6,951 MB/s	4K Read 444 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 137 980% 277 MB/s	DQ Read 1326 DQ Write 918 DQ Mixed 1,043 800% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 159 166 165 167 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 188 Write 150 Mixed 95.4 SusWrite 164 34% 149 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.7 18% 5.7 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 23%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 423GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 325 323 324 327 325 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 481 Write 334 Mixed 293 SusWrite 326 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 29.5 116% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 65.8 DQ Mixed 90.3 73% 105 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 724GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 167 169 170 169 169 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 135 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 167 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 953GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 140 144 145 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 65.7 Write 110 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 136 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 85%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 167 170 170 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 128 Mixed 70 SusWrite 168 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 676GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 40 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 35.4 Write 33.9 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 38.9 46% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 28.4 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 29.2 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 104%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,301 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,823x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,609x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,254x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	757x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	250x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $719

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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