MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	97.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 04:29
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 109 2-Core 314 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,093 101% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,709 106% 1,709 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 194 Parallax 187 147% 187 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 191 Splatting 128 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 279 263 241 139 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 456 Mixed 381 SusWrite 218 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 50.1 159% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 215 193% 293 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 44GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 39 36 44 39 42 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 488 Write 62.8 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 40.5 34% 162 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 46.5 4K Mixed 1.1 63% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 66.4 DQ Mixed 10.9 30% 66.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 164GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 668 916 1061 1065 336 276 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,515 Write 1,159 Mixed 1,029 SusWrite 720 247% 1,106 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 70.2 235% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 805 DQ Write 446 DQ Mixed 328 323% 526 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 287GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 652 503 524 524 529 528 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,174 Write 518 Mixed 199 SusWrite 543 186% 858 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 72.7 240% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,310 DQ Write 429 DQ Mixed 575 501% 771 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 131 135 127 129 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 103 Write 138 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 129 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.5% 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 47.2 MC Mixed 34.5 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 34 103% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 8,508 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 $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 $400Bench 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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $979

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