MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 202% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 203% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	208% 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	193% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200811
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 22:22
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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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 i9-9900KF-$272 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,030 96% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,524 94% 1,524 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Lighting 312 Reflection 264 Parallax 304 254% 293 fps	MRender 331 Gravity 246 Splatting 178 198% 252 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 99 141 100 105 106 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,481 Write 1,439 Mixed 1,080 SusWrite 218 235% 1,055 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 80.9 278% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 638 DQ Write 881 DQ Mixed 465 434% 661 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 255%
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 366GB free Firmware: UG3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 94 138 70 32 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 450 Write 390 Mixed 317 SusWrite 105 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 39.6 4K Mixed 18.5 78% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 93.7 DQ Mixed 41.6 49% 85.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 57%
Seagate Expansion Desk 16TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 7TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 193 212 214 219 202 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 187 Write 168 Mixed 135 SusWrite 199 39% 172 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 1.1 39% 11.3 MB/s	DQ Read 4.2 DQ Write 11.4 DQ Mixed 1.7 3% 5.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 38%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$79 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 191 193 190 191 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 145 Mixed 88.6 SusWrite 187 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 161GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 67 69 67 82 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 81.8 Write 77.8 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 72.2 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL18-20-20 D4-3000 4x8GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 27.3 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 27.8 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 131%

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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	11	9	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM7707 LG HDR 4K

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,359 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) - $145

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,838x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,622x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,260x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	560x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	403x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	306x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	215x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $741

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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