MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 179% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	174% 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	106% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '21 at 16:52
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 (76^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 281 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1076 97% 818 Pts	64-Core 1,727 107% 1,727 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Lighting 262 Reflection 236 Parallax 226 213% 241 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 175 Splatting 144 151% 191 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 274 284 255 250 209 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 475 Mixed 399 SusWrite 262 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 52.6 175% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 44GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 11 8.5 11 6.1 6.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 488 Write 47.7 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 10 32% 149 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 4.4 52% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 1.1 17% 42.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 166GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 730 921 1110 1032 274 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 1,201 Mixed 1,034 SusWrite 723 250% 1,119 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 81.4 271% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 811 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 326 389% 672 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 292GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 440 521 523 523 523 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 2,138 Write 924 Mixed 150 SusWrite 566 206% 944 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 47.7 137% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 569 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 555 460% 652 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 145 146 145 147 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 140 Write 140 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 146 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.1% 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)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 34.5 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 31.7 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% 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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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $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: $991

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