MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 187% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	156% 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	279% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '21 at 18:33
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 164 2-Core 329 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,316 113% 971 Pts	64-Core 2,233 138% 2,233 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 213 Parallax 205 188% 216 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 160 Splatting 142 135% 169 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 763GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1507 1526 1536 1536 1524 1505 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,316 Write 1,604 Mixed 1,318 SusWrite 1,522 378% 1,690 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 60.3 201% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 318 328% 569 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 372%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 442GB free Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1238 1028 999 138 991 1005 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,320 Write 1,334 Mixed 1,285 SusWrite 900 324% 1,460 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 57.2 193% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,276 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 272 310% 565 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 812GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 450 441 449 447 443 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 412 Write 372 Mixed 259 SusWrite 447 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 24.4 86% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 209 151% 199 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 32.6 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 52.3 SC Mixed 33.4 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%

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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 8,488 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	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	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