MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	271% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 11:19
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$275 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 294 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1124 101% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,949 121% 1,949 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 2184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 2278 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 95.7 Parallax 83.9 79% 92.3 fps	MRender 75.5 Gravity 83.9 Splatting 76.1 64% 78.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 832 664 669 663 638 596 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,506 Write 2,298 Mixed 1,544 SusWrite 677 392% 1,756 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 81 275% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,160 DQ Write 805 DQ Mixed 978 732% 981 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 239GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,135 Write 8,744 Mixed 8,787 1,917% 8,555 MB/s	4K Read 704 4K Write 506 4K Mixed 547 2,035% 585 MB/s	DQ Read 1,516 DQ Write 1,134 DQ Mixed 1,244 952% 1,298 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 133%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 337GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 729 287 295 300 302 304 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,480 Write 1,223 Mixed 1,612 SusWrite 369 262% 1,171 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 70.1 236% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,192 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 1,029 775% 1,042 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 295%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 4x8GB 3,708 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 27.5 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 28.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 118%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $991

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