MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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	248% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 12:05
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 1,117 97% 828 Pts	64-Core 1,683 104% 1,683 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 109 Parallax 128 99% 119 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 112 Splatting 101 102% 129 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 404 393 388 392 390 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,251 Write 1,936 Mixed 1,292 SusWrite 405 327% 1,471 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 85.9 290% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 956 DQ Mixed 1,094 790% 1018 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 302%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 266GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1099 1093 972 115 585 1096 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,662 Write 1,112 Mixed 1,017 SusWrite 826 257% 1,154 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 79.1 272% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 530 DQ Write 1,004 DQ Mixed 274 348% 603 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 242%
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 447GB free Firmware: R1210A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 126 93 35 85 7.1 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 507 Write 424 Mixed 355 SusWrite 113 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 26.5 122% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 39.4 82% 160 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 99%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 172 168 161 167 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 25.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 30.3 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 18: 2R 1G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
18%	25%	32	307	221	144	23.8"	1920 1080	AOC2402 24G2W1G4

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,247 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,801x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,601x
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	554x
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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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