MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	191% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 22:18
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 153 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1120 104% 869 Pts	64-Core 1669 103% 1669 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 2313 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	71.9% Very good	Lighting 91.4 Reflection 114 Parallax 70.9 74% 91.9 fps	MRender 77.3 Gravity 87.6 Splatting 80.3 67% 81.7 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 692 693 696 682 680 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 777 Write 678 Mixed 696 SusWrite 689 160% 710 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 81.6 268% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 1,069 720% 872 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 426GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 484 488 116 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 481 Mixed 423 SusWrite 356 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 46.6 161% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 30.6 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 30.8 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $40Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $991

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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) $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