MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 182% 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	177% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	353% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '21 at 00:21
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 159 2-Core 263 98% 173 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,213 110% 923 Pts	64-Core 1,258 78% 1,258 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 212 Parallax 263 200% 240 fps	MRender 295 Gravity 232 Splatting 182 188% 237 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 906GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1457 1653 2135 2149 2156 2157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	353% Outstanding	Read 1,806 Write 2,224 Mixed 1,902 SusWrite 1,951 446% 1,971 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 84.1 282% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,797 DQ Write 1519 DQ Mixed 1,612 1,220% 1,643 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 353% Great: 365%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 289GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 933 433 434 435 436 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,568 Write 1,741 Mixed 1,366 SusWrite 518 291% 1,298 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 75.6 271% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1263 DQ Write 1,526 DQ Mixed 985 856% 1,258 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 237%
Kingdian S280 480GB 2,297 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 447GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 457 453 453 453 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 479 Mixed 444 SusWrite 453 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 69 230% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 141 166% 288 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 128%
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 233GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 176 180 178 172 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 485 Mixed 368 SusWrite 210 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 56.4 203% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 255 209% 300 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 185 187 188 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 150 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 185 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.7 226% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 53GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 82 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 111 Write 146 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 79.2 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.8 252% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 52.9 MC Write 54.1 MC Mixed 38.5 139% 48.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 51.1 SC Mixed 33.9 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 46 87% 46 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 137%

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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	1,803x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
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	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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