MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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	3.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	349% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 18:25
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,210 108% 915 Pts	64-Core 1,673 104% 1,673 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C80) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9684 Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	3.42% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 9.1 5% 8.57 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 0.3 0% 0.53 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.42% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 873GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2253 2281 2267 2288 2205 1909 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,620 Write 2,312 Mixed 1,231 SusWrite 2,201 469% 2,091 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 58.5 214% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 1,197 DQ Write 810 DQ Mixed 906 703% 971 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 370%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 537GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 84 83 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 81.6 Write 78.4 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 83.9 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 68%
LW UDisk 4GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.2 5.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	4.83% Terrible	Read 14.4 Write 4.3 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 5.1 8% 7.08 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 4.83% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 26 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 31.9 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 110%

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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	60	27"	1280 720	HPN354B HP 27f

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,413x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,060x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	958x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,002x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	909x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	641x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	556x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	359x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	296x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	165x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,110

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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