MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	176% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	43.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 16:13
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,166 108% 901 Pts	64-Core 1,684 104% 1,684 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	153% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 203 Parallax 196 185% 209 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 154 Splatting 134 128% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: HBAF28FT Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 599 307 320 285 274 296 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 2,186 Write 724 Mixed 155 SusWrite 347 184% 853 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 57 4K Mixed 46.9 161% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 620 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 268 230% 352 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 291%
Intel 330 Series 240GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 151GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 186 184 187 177 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 414 Write 247 Mixed 268 SusWrite 182 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 39.7 157% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 239 186% 256 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 91%
Sabrent Rocket Q 2TB 9,415 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 1TB free Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2624 2669 2670 2668 2669 2668 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 1,499 Write 2,540 Mixed 1,544 SusWrite 2,661 469% 2,061 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 78 263% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 1,087 DQ Mixed 1,250 919% 1,206 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 368%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2.5TB free Firmware: MEAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 121 118 118 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 103 Write 113 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 119 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 66%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 451GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 68 69 68 70 68 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 73.5 Write 72.6 Mixed 72 SusWrite 67.8 53% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 04CB DDR4 3000 8502 3200 C16 Series 04CB DDR4 3000 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 3400, 3400, 3400, 3400 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 32 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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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	165	27"	1280 720	HPN3673 OMEN 27i IPS

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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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,804x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

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	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

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