MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86% 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 Drive238% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200414
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 07 '21 at 21:38
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 269
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 866
85% 695 Pts
64-Core 1,130
70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 124
Parallax 152
90% 129 fps
MRender 99.1
Gravity 112
Splatting 79.3
78% 96.9 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 86%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1209 1599 1242 117 117 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 1,697
Write 1,589
Mixed 1,222
SusWrite 733
293% 1,310 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 80.9
274% 95.5 MB/s
DQ Read 917
DQ Write 874
DQ Mixed 313
395% 702 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 238%
Great: 295%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75
230GB free
Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1651 1649 148 84 84 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 1,132
Write 1,592
Mixed 647
SusWrite 611
224% 995 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 17
117% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 402
DQ Write 79.2
DQ Mixed 130
124% 204 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 127%
Great: 299%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 26.5
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 42.7
SC Mixed 29.3
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 110%

 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 8,476 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: $994
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