MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 05:14
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 315 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 906 90% 736 Pts	64-Core 1721 106% 1721 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2834 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 195 Parallax 188 152% 190 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 192 Splatting 130 124% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 299 267 282 223 246 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 470 Mixed 377 SusWrite 284 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 52.6 174% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 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 18 18 13 13 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 498 Write 23.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 16.3 30% 141 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 14.9 4K Mixed 3.6 64% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 22.2 DQ Mixed 8.1 27% 62.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 166GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1030 1072 1061 730 271 270 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,495 Write 1,153 Mixed 1,008 SusWrite 739 246% 1,099 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 78.6 265% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 819 DQ Write 888 DQ Mixed 323 390% 677 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 225% 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: 885 521 349 511 359 595 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,574 Write 1,738 Mixed 170 SusWrite 537 275% 1,254 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 83.1 275% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 1,319 DQ Write 870 DQ Mixed 583 573% 924 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 151 152 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 146 Write 143 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 151 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.1% 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 (94^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 34.6 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 32.8 96% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 116% 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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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	2,384x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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