MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 167%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 186%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics155% 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 Drive354% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201010
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '21 at 20:27
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 164
2-Core 328
107% 196 Pts
4-Core 638
8-Core 1,307
114% 972 Pts
64-Core 2227
138% 2227 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Lighting 227
Reflection 215
Parallax 203
185% 215 fps
MRender 213
Gravity 160
Splatting 143
137% 172 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 155%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86
762GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1772 1787 1805 1805 1816 1815 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
354% Outstanding
Read 2,545
Write 1,870
Mixed 1,509
SusWrite 1,800
432% 1,931 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 86.4
293% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,274
DQ Write 1,025
DQ Mixed 573
586% 957 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 354%
Great: 372%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86
442GB free
Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1373 989 991 989 989 765 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 2,095
Write 920
Mixed 936
SusWrite 1016
275% 1,242 MB/s
4K Read 59.6
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 84.4
283% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,274
DQ Write 1,186
DQ Mixed 581
614% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 288%
Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100
812GB free
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 480 383 376 378 376 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 400
Write 369
Mixed 257
SusWrite 411
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 88.9
4K Mixed 26.8
113% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 340
236% 293 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 43.3
MC Write 45.2
MC Mixed 33.2
116% 40.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 52.3
SC Mixed 33.6
104% 36.3 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 115%
Great: 134%

 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 8,489 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $994
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