MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	99.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '21 at 09:55
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 237 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 893 95% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,704 106% 1,704 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2883 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 191 Parallax 190 144% 186 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 191 Splatting 133 125% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 236 258 224 209 195 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 463 Mixed 405 SusWrite 229 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 49.9 162% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 219 195% 295 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 44GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 42 36 44 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 498 Write 96.1 Mixed 57 SusWrite 39.5 37% 173 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 35.7 4K Mixed 1.1 59% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 79 DQ Mixed 11 34% 74.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 208GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 681 916 1044 1073 1050 1069 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,492 Write 578 Mixed 1,036 SusWrite 972 227% 1,019 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 71 234% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 806 DQ Write 457 DQ Mixed 326 325% 530 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 313GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 582 504 523 527 522 529 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,696 Write 957 Mixed 135 SusWrite 531 234% 1,080 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 75.2 246% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,329 DQ Write 458 DQ Mixed 580 510% 789 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 150 149 147 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 145 Write 134 Mixed 29 SusWrite 148 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 34.4 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 50.3 SC Mixed 32.6 101% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 119%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,392x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,079

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16