MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 213% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 234% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	368% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 17:06
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$400 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 99.7 1-Core 165 2-Core 329 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 661 8-Core 1,285 115% 973 Pts	64-Core 2,246 139% 2,246 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Lighting 282 Reflection 258 Parallax 284 230% 275 fps	MRender 315 Gravity 240 Splatting 183 194% 246 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 709GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2481 2242 1519 1525 1539 1559 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2,674 Write 2,380 Mixed 1,929 SusWrite 1,811 493% 2,198 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 92.9 308% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,353 DQ Write 1,093 DQ Mixed 1,214 912% 1,220 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 410%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 233GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 275 276 276 276 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 487 Mixed 428 SusWrite 297 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 55 188% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 237 211% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 495 495 495 495 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 494 Mixed 475 SusWrite 495 112% 495 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 57.6 192% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C17 2x16GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	MC Read 59.6 MC Write 55.4 MC Mixed 46.4 154% 53.8 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 55.7 SC Mixed 41.9 119% 41.5 GB/s	Latency 36.9 108% 36.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 139%

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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 8,521 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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,399x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,052x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	998x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	906x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,087

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16