MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics155% 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 Drive92.8% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateMay 18 '21 at 12:39
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User MAR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 60.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 214
77% 139 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 774
74% 612 Pts
64-Core 1,562
97% 1,562 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
155% Outstanding
Lighting 208
Reflection 195
Parallax 224
169% 209 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 208
Splatting 164
166% 209 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 155%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 306 399 404 394 358 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 410
Write 370
Mixed 298
SusWrite 358
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 38.9
126% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 274
224% 319 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 125%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: FJ1M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 148 150 148 149 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 148
Write 135
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 148
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
220% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
72.5% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 25.3
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 7.2
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 125
32% 125 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $991
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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