MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.1% 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	228% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 22:18
Run Duration	499 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 855 89% 716 Pts	64-Core 854 53% 854 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 873A) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Lighting 95.4 Reflection 95.6 Parallax 90 78% 93.7 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 84.7 Splatting 76.7 76% 95.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 614GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1285 1335 1320 50 320 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,667 Write 1,606 Mixed 1,182 SusWrite 721 290% 1,294 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 76.5 258% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 857 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 605 519% 761 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 295%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 632GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 504 506 506 505 506 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 628GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2095 2225 1496 1447 1464 1519 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,490 Write 2,293 Mixed 1,594 SusWrite 1,708 454% 2,022 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 77 250% 85.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,145 DQ Write 808 DQ Mixed 967 725% 973 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 410%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 662GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 106 Write 70.7 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 79.1 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 65%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 870GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 81 81 81 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 82 Write 78.8 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 80.5 96% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 36%
WD My Passport 25E1 3TB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 107 109 105 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 91.8 Write 95.5 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 108 133% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 49%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 105 102 103 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 69.5 Mixed 43 SusWrite 103 98% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 61%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 110 112 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 126 Write 109 Mixed 81 SusWrite 111 142% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.7 283% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 65%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 64GB-$13 1,615 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 25GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 99.5 Write 82.4 Mixed 47.5 92% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1 43% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 38%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 94 96 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 96.3 Write 89 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 94.5 116% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 65%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 17.5 Write 3.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 4.3 8% 7.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 2.9 196% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 17%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 5,405 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 6GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 5.5 6 5.8 5.9 5.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	6.18% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 1.8 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 5.7 10% 9.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.18% Great: 13%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 19.5 Write 12.3 Mixed 8.6 SusWrite 4.5 13% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.6 172% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 17%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 101GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 18.8 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 18.1 31% 25 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.5 177% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 39%
WD Elements 25A1 5TB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 88 89 88 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 106 Write 87.1 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 88.2 117% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.8 212% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 68%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 18.5 Write 12 Mixed 13.8 SusWrite 4.2 15% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.6 176% 3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 17%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 385GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 66.7 Write 58.5 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 53.5 71% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 36%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 58GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 59 60 60 60 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 12% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 9,340 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 37.7 124% 43.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 33.1 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%

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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	9	7	60	23.5"	1280 720	VIZ1028 D32h-G9

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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%

UFO

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 $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 $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