MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	268% 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.

Run History

2 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, 2 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, 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	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 26 '21 at 09:43
Run Duration	477 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

Watch Gameplay How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 828 87% 696 Pts	64-Core 832 52% 832 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 873A) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Lighting 95.5 Reflection 95 Parallax 90.3 78% 93.6 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 85 Splatting 77.5 76% 95.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 662GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 1336 1379 1382 1380 1040 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,661 Write 1,607 Mixed 1,190 SusWrite 1,302 324% 1,440 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 78.5 266% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 861 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 606 532% 791 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 295%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 653GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 816 238 79 81 79 82 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 643GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2259 2193 1460 1539 1562 1526 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 2,495 Write 2,124 Mixed 1,493 SusWrite 1,757 441% 1,967 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 77.7 257% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 927 DQ Mixed 1,020 779% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 410%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 681GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 82 81 83 83 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 108 Write 83.4 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 81.1 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 190% 2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 104 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 100 Write 99.9 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 103 121% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 61%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 234GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 62 62 61 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 75.8 Write 77.3 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 61.6 85% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 36%
WD My Passport 25E1 3TB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 104 104 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 114 Write 116 Mixed 110 SusWrite 104 152% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 92% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 49%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 112 111 110 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 124 Write 110 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 111 140% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 174% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 65%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 64GB-$13 1,615 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 16GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 94.3 Write 95.3 Mixed 76 113% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1 44% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 38%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 104 103 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 111 Write 90.2 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 102 126% 95 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 65%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 98GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 37 36 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38% Below average	Read 137 Write 37.5 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 36.4 81% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 2.9 217% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 39%
WD Elements 25A1 5TB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 91 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 84 Write 85.1 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 91.1 110% 81 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 68%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 19.5 Write 12.2 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 4.5 15% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.6 174% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 17%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 4 3.6 3.6 3.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 19.8 Write 12.5 Mixed 13.8 SusWrite 4 15% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.7 180% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 17%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 5,405 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	6.19% Terrible	Read 24 Write 1.7 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 5.7 10% 9.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.19% Great: 13%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 393GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 81.1 Write 77 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 53 83% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 36%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 85GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 12% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 9,340 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 47.4 MC Mixed 37.8 124% 43.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 31.9 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,272 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 100%

UFO

Workstation 105%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,812x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,604x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	750x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	400x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
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	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16