MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	212% 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.

High background CPU (23%). 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	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 18:07
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$295 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 90.1 2-Core 290 85% 158 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 1,134 101% 856 Pts	64-Core 1149 71% 1149 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 140 Parallax 146 109% 140 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 137 Splatting 117 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014 512GB 18,999 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 286GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20110000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 778 745 750 748 659 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,071 Write 1,034 Mixed 918 SusWrite 764 213% 947 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 67 236% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,034 DQ Write 1,214 DQ Mixed 1,070 821% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 213%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 246GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 116 117 117 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 123 Write 112 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 115 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0740 750GB 472 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 657GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 83 83 81 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 77.3 Write 78.7 Mixed 51 SusWrite 82.7 98% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 35%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 854GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 121 121 121 121 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 147 Write 146 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 123 141% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 52%
Mass Storage Device 537GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 491GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 18.4 Write 18.2 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 18.7 25% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 3.8 425% 4.93 MB/s	DQ Read 2.7 DQ Write 9 DQ Mixed 3.7 442% 5.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3000C16-8GISB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3000C16-8GISB 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3333, 3333, 3333, 3333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 29.9 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 29.4 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 105%

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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	30	65"	1280 701	PHL01EA Philips FTV

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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 $95Bench 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 $178	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