MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.8% 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	382% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	121.8 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '21 at 00:22
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 79.2 1-Core 196 2-Core 391 115% 222 Pts	4-Core 680 8-Core 1,282 117% 981 Pts	64-Core 1,858 115% 1,858 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.8% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 112 Parallax 115 100% 116 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 98.6 Splatting 85.8 84% 106 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 106%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 822GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2403 2142 1472 1429 1385 1433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	382% Outstanding	Read 2,571 Write 2,379 Mixed 1,475 SusWrite 1,711 456% 2,034 MB/s	4K Read 73.5 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 106 364% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,403 DQ Write 1381 DQ Mixed 1,449 1,073% 1,411 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GVK 4x31.8GB 1,086 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75% Very good	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 20 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 27 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 169%

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

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,478 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,383x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

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) $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