MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	235% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 11:03
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 853 87% 703 Pts	64-Core 856 53% 856 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Zotac(19DA A510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 182 Parallax 200 151% 189 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 161 Splatting 133 132% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 40GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 118 86 86 54 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	62% Good	Read 480 Write 389 Mixed 368 SusWrite 91.9 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 20.2 103% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 34.1 56% 110 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 78%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 67GB free Firmware: SBFM81.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 297 301 303 303 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 419 Write 179 Mixed 282 SusWrite 300 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 33.4 125% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 212 152% 198 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 95%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 983 992 980 695 645 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 2,017 Write 1,905 Mixed 1,626 SusWrite 929 363% 1,619 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 57.7 185% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,663 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 223 330% 666 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 376GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 82 95 97 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58% Above average	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 94.3 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 282GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 155 155 156 158 156 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 120 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 156 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 29.7 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 28.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,254 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,805x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,245x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	301x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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