MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	50.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	300% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 21:35
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 655 8-Core 1289 115% 972 Pts	64-Core 1,277 79% 1,277 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 86.1 51% 71.8 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 47.8 49% 61.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 56%

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% 595GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 906 927 924 945 943 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,560 Write 1,708 Mixed 1,586 SusWrite 972 380% 1,707 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 86.9 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,190 DQ Write 1,004 DQ Mixed 643 606% 945 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 372%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 384GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 198 61 104 105 191 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 516 Write 452 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 185 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 14.1 4K Mixed 1 49% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 14.8 DQ Mixed 0.9 24% 61.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 101%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 1,183 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 585GB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 156 152 155 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 95 Write 97 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 154 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 92%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 238GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 208 97 97 97 96 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
NOVATEKN vt-DSC 32GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 30GB free, PID 8611 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 6 6.1 6 6.1 6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	3.72% Terrible	Read 8 Write 6 Mixed 8 SusWrite 6 9% 7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 21% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.72% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE 2x8GB 4,372 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 29.1 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 31.6 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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