MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	221% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 04:36
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 223 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 690 68% 558 Pts	64-Core 980 61% 980 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	221% Outstanding	Lighting 330 Reflection 297 Parallax 369 269% 332 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 266 Splatting 197 216% 275 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 225%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8675) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 196 Parallax 215 152% 199 fps	MRender 262 Gravity 215 Splatting 169 171% 215 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 2TB-$185 1,834 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 437 431 422 432 441 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 356 Write 462 Mixed 358 SusWrite 434 91% 402 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 44.9 157% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 256 216% 314 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 471 470 464 472 475 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 466 Mixed 440 SusWrite 468 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 52.9 174% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 154%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 7R 4G 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
47%	34%	32	317	238	60	23.6"	1920 1080	WAC1063 CintiqPro24P

History: Score 7: 0R 2G 1B | Score 47: 7R 4G 0B

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $90Bench 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