MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics101% 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 Drive174% 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.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '21 at 04:31
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 165
2-Core 328
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,208
111% 928 Pts
64-Core 1762
109% 1762 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Gigabyte(1458 401E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 115
Parallax 128
100% 122 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 114
Splatting 106
105% 132 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 455 470 433 460 462 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 1,668
Write 556
Mixed 572
SusWrite 453
178% 812 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 44.8
164% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 820
DQ Write 492
DQ Mixed 337
337% 549 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 174%
Great: 216%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
597GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2369 2215 1474 1491 1487 1483 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
334% Outstanding
Read 2,595
Write 2,380
Mixed 1,875
SusWrite 1,753
483% 2,151 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 77
260% 88.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,130
DQ Write 803
DQ Mixed 1,004
740% 979 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 334%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 30.3
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 45.7
SC Mixed 31.7
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%

 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 8,514 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,078
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