MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 143% 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	155% 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	271% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '21 at 16:57
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 96.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 911 96% 769 Pts	64-Core 936 58% 936 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: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 265 Parallax 195 186% 229 fps	MRender 212 Gravity 152 Splatting 136 133% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% 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% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1130 822 829 829 830 832 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,889 Write 1,896 Mixed 1,660 SusWrite 879 355% 1,581 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 71.9 250% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,538 DQ Write 1,358 DQ Mixed 1,298 1,014% 1398 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 297%
Team L7 EVO SSD 120GB 731 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 27GB free Firmware: V3.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 119 74 75 73 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 446 Write 374 Mixed 287 SusWrite 109 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 12 90% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 83 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 16.9 51% 105 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 64%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 709GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 182 182 182 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 167 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 181 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 44.4 MC Mixed 35.1 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 33.1 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 113% 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $768

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 $182	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) $30	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