MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	156% 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	282% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 12:47
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 312 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 938 97% 782 Pts	64-Core 907 56% 907 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3901) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 274 Parallax 217 188% 240 fps	MRender 218 Gravity 152 Splatting 134 133% 168 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1222 820 820 820 820 821 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2033 Write 2,037 Mixed 1,672 SusWrite 887 372% 1,657 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 74.2 258% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1654 DQ Write 1,359 DQ Mixed 1,397 1,076% 1,470 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 297%
Team L7 EVO SSD 120GB 731 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 99GB free Firmware: V3.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 69 74 74 73 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 437 Write 375 Mixed 286 SusWrite 112 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 12.9 90% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 83.3 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 15.4 50% 105 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 64%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 857GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 173 173 175 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 180 Mixed 106 SusWrite 174 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 474 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 33.1 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,598x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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 $76Bench 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: $765

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) $35	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