MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 19:39
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 288 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 936 96% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,445 89% 1,445 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 188 Parallax 181 145% 182 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 185 Splatting 126 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 292 266 273 251 192 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 475 Mixed 397 SusWrite 272 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 53.9 177% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 44GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 17 17 18 13 13 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 509 Write 17 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 16.3 30% 142 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 2.4 67% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 25.3 DQ Mixed 5.2 26% 61.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 166GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 923 1083 1094 781 271 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,524 Write 1,193 Mixed 1,054 SusWrite 737 252% 1,127 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 80.9 270% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 320 382% 661 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 321GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 881 523 528 529 529 521 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,679 Write 1457 Mixed 142 SusWrite 585 265% 1,216 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 85.8 284% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 578 559% 893 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 150 151 151 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 145 Write 149 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 150 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 47.4 MC Mixed 34.6 120% 42.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 51.7 SC Mixed 30.1 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	144	26.9"	1280 720	MSI1462 Optix G27C2

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 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	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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