MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive353% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '21 at 01:22
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 293
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 904
80% 678 Pts
64-Core 1,532
95% 1,532 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3505 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.1% Outstanding
Lighting 108
Reflection 100
Parallax 124
88% 111 fps
MRender 160
Gravity 118
Splatting 99.5
100% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$207
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1884 1904 1939 1973 1980 1988 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
353% Outstanding
Read 2,520
Write 2,008
Mixed 243
SusWrite 1,944
374% 1,679 MB/s
4K Read 61.9
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 83.3
279% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,169
DQ Write 925
DQ Mixed 587
564% 894 MB/s
Poor: 194%
This bench: 353%
Great: 379%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 182 181 183 183 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 124
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 180
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 28.7
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 40.9
SC Mixed 29
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,471 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $975
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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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