MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	150% 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	328% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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, 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-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	122.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 21:26
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 267 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,065 101% 836 Pts	64-Core 1,646 102% 1,646 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 280 Parallax 201 178% 233 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 156 Splatting 138 133% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 840GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1387 1605 1834 1832 1852 1886 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,293 Write 2,140 Mixed 2,212 SusWrite 1,733 472% 2,094 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 79.8 274% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,207 DQ Write 830 DQ Mixed 1015 759% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 488%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 161 163 168 168 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 116 Write 144 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 157 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.8 251% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 189 189 191 191 191 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15/32GX 4x31.8GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.5% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 24.3 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 25.9 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 158%

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

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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