MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	76.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 21:58
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 282 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 1,028 96% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,551 96% 1,551 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.1% Very good	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 95 Parallax 86.8 79% 93 fps	MRender 95.7 Gravity 88.5 Splatting 76.4 70% 86.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 242 Write 121 Mixed 172 39% 178 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 35 130% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 92.5 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 97.1 76% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 568GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 125 127 126 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 99 Write 127 Mixed 97 SusWrite 124 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.2 117% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 25.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 28.5 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 3R 2G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	50%	26	107	5	144	23.8"	1920 1080	HPN36D9 HP X24ih

History: Score 25: 0R 7G 4B | Score 29: 3R 2G 8B

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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