MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	267% 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	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 11:59
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,127 106% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,644 102% 1,644 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% 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: 471.96 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 111 Parallax 130 102% 122 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 117 Splatting 106 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% 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% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1158 402 405 406 407 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,574 Write 2,086 Mixed 1,555 SusWrite 531 375% 1,686 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 87.7 294% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 812 DQ Mixed 990 719% 936 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 302%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 210GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1100 1098 1098 957 834 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1672 Write 1,107 Mixed 1,015 SusWrite 859 260% 1,163 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 81.1 280% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 527 DQ Write 880 DQ Mixed 273 328% 560 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 242%
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 447GB free Firmware: R1210A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 6.8 125 6.9 81 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 517 Write 439 Mixed 373 SusWrite 118 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 28 128% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 39.9 83% 163 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 99%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 170 169 171 170 170 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 (84^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 25.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 28.9 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.9% 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 7,233 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	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,597x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,239x

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: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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