MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	250% 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.

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Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '21 at 17:45
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1054 98% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,690 105% 1,690 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB; ROG-STRIX-RTX3080-010G-GAMING CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 891GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1656 1039 1051 1067 1047 891 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,470 Write 1,386 Mixed 1,722 SusWrite 1,125 322% 1,426 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 70.3 236% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,259 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 1,184 864% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 309%
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 303GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 366 370 359 362 363 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 371 Write 441 Mixed 337 SusWrite 368 86% 379 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 46 161% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 174 178% 291 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 550GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 432 423 440 415 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 474 Mixed 398 SusWrite 421 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 45.2 166% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 243 202% 290 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 601GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 36 38 38 35 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 6.2 Write 41.4 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 37.1 17% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 46.7 MC Mixed 35.4 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 30 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%

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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 $144Bench 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