MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '21 at 02:41
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 254 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 827 81% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,035 64% 1,035 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$273 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3775 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 187 Parallax 121 102% 144 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 104 Splatting 103 94% 117 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,573 Write 1,920 Mixed 1,808 466% 2,100 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 89.5 299% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,030 DQ Write 830 DQ Mixed 939 700% 933 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Generic S050 Hard drive 500GB 636 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 97GB free Firmware: MS1OA7M0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 146 155 154 155 155 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 111 Write 109 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 152 71% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 28.8 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 27.6 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 122%

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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	10	7	280	27"	1280 720	AUS278F VG279QM

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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	2,422x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,064x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	962x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,009x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	911x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	641x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	556x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	361x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	296x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	165x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,119

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16