MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 272% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 278% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	244% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	411% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 03:02
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 99.5 1-Core 175 2-Core 350 112% 208 Pts	4-Core 699 8-Core 1,344 121% 1,022 Pts	64-Core 1,722 107% 1,722 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 5425 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Lighting 376 Reflection 450 Parallax 377 306% 401 fps	MRender 391 Gravity 282 Splatting 198 227% 291 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 230%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 542GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2257 2327 2298 2362 2341 2335 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	411% Outstanding	Read 2641 Write 2,422 Mixed 1,529 SusWrite 2,320 500% 2,228 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 83.5 287% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,881 DQ Write 1,520 DQ Mixed 1,667 1,257% 1,689 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 411% Great: 425%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 8502 4400 C19 Series 04CD F4-4266C16-8GVK 04CD F4-4266C16-8GVK 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 4300, 4300, 4300, 4300 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	148% Outstanding	MC Read 57.2 MC Write 58.3 MC Mixed 44.1 152% 53.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 58.9 SC Mixed 39.4 119% 41.7 GB/s	Latency 38.2 105% 38.2 ns
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 148%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 42: 5R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	26%	61	110	6	280	27"	1920 1080	AUS278F VG279QM

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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	636x

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