MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 194% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 216% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	178% 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	240% 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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '21 at 01:11
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 169 2-Core 320 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 672 8-Core 1,343 119% 1,007 Pts	64-Core 2,294 142% 2,294 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% MSI(1462 3951) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.10.30 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 266 Parallax 468 179% 318 fps	MRender 397 Gravity 170 Splatting 290 232% 286 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 642 320 320 318 318 318 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,463 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,342 SusWrite 373 312% 1,411 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 76.4 256% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 758 DQ Mixed 924 676% 886 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 235GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 490 490 490 411 288 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 490 Mixed 467 SusWrite 443 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 55.5 186% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 92GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,027 Write 2,254 Mixed 1,784 452% 2022 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 68.4 233% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,085 DQ Write 773 DQ Mixed 966 711% 941 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 30.7 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 32.2 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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	9	7	165	26.9"	1280 720	GBT2707 AORUS FI27Q-P

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,511 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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,394x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
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	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,079

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16