MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 16:57
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$276 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 862 85% 697 Pts	64-Core 1,392 86% 1,392 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 208 Parallax 216 188% 218 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 156 Splatting 127 138% 176 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP4512G 512GB 1,602 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,386 Write 2,101 Mixed 1,077 342% 1,521 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 42.3 205% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 551 426% 586 MB/s
Poor: 134% Great: 286%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 50GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 122 148 145 140 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 117 Write 157 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 130 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 4x8GB 4,705 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 22.6 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 21.3 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 5R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	14%	92	300	220	144	23.5"	1920 1080	MSI3EA2 MSI MAG241CR

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,480 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,384x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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