MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.3% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 18:51
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 154 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 863 86% 702 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.7% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 110 Parallax 125 95% 117 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 119 Splatting 100 104% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 212 205 213 216 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 451 Mixed 286 SusWrite 222 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.3 164% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 245 202% 291 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 101%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 81GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 332 331 330 325 322 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 430 Write 306 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 332 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 12.8 52% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 32.2 DQ Write 19.1 DQ Mixed 20 16% 23.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 56%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 38GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 62 58 61 56 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 75 Write 72.7 Mixed 53 SusWrite 58.4 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 69%
WD WD3200JS-63PDB1 320GB 3,111 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 296GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 61 61 61 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 60 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 61.1 42% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 36%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 207GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 57 58 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 64.3 Write 69.7 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 57.5 43% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 44%
Hitachi HDT721032SLA380 320GB 4,331 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 107GB free Firmware: ST2OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 58 70 58 64 66 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 82.2 Write 76.7 Mixed 44 SusWrite 63.4 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESEK.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,038 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.2 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 113%

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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	12	10	144	23.5"	1280 720	ACR06A7 KG241Q P

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,248 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	1,802x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,601x
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 $95Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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