MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '21 at 23:09
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 887 93% 744 Pts	64-Core 940 58% 940 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2075 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Lighting 77.9 Reflection 81.6 Parallax 75.1 64% 78.2 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 76.4 Splatting 73.1 60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 430 Mixed 298 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 53.4 196% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 173 180% 295 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 28GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 372 375 376 371 339 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 444 Mixed 409 SusWrite 378 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 67.6 226% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 126%
PNY CS900 120GB-$15 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 39GB free Firmware: CS900212 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 232 236 240 294 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 402 Write 183 Mixed 315 SusWrite 255 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 27.9 132% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 162 151% 229 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C20 2x8GB 1,745 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 48 MC Mixed 30.9 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 33.1 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 6R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	24%	55	327	252	60	72.3"	1920 1080	GSM0001 LG TV

History: Score 6: 1R 0G 1B | Score 35: 5R 2G 4B | Score 43: 6R 3G 4B

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,826x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,610x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,255x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	757x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	557x
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
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	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	250x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	219x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $718

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16