MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 205% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 202% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% 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	197% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 22:55
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,278 111% 945 Pts	64-Core 1,261 78% 1,261 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Lighting 289 Reflection 261 Parallax 299 235% 283 fps	MRender 328 Gravity 240 Splatting 178 195% 249 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Sabrent Rocket Q 2TB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0Q.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 934 165 598 181 426 377 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,467 Write 2,420 Mixed 1,502 SusWrite 447 329% 1,459 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 68.1 223% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 617 DQ Mixed 1,238 839% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 340GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 480 478 478 479 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 481 Mixed 396 SusWrite 479 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 55.2 181% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 190GB free Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 275 277 276 276 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 2,361 Write 1,066 Mixed 1,066 SusWrite 312 264% 1,201 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 73.9 243% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 820 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 628 549% 810 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 157%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD4AGU880-36A180X 2x16GB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 46.9 MC Mixed 36.7 121% 42.2 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 51.1 SC Mixed 33.5 102% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 127%

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

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,281 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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,816x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,606x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,249x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	753x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	401x

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	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16