MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	258% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '21 at 05:09
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,048 100% 825 Pts	64-Core 1,618 100% 1,618 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 111 Parallax 129 100% 121 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 116 Splatting 106 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 436 430 424 408 396 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,526 Write 2,217 Mixed 1,571 SusWrite 427 375% 1,685 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 85.3 287% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 866 DQ Mixed 1,022 743% 965 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 302%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 225GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1077 115 455 114 528 944 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,644 Write 1,095 Mixed 1,014 SusWrite 539 239% 1,073 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 79.5 278% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 528 DQ Write 955 DQ Mixed 273 340% 585 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 242%
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 447GB free Firmware: R1210A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 12 138 7.1 67 6.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 516 Write 436 Mixed 374 SusWrite 113 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 26.8 132% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 39.7 82% 160 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 99%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 180 179 178 179 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 25.5 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 29.5 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.5% 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	7	6	144	23.8"	1280 720	AOC2402 24G2W1G4

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,236 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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,598x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $765

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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