MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92.1% 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	397% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 17:04
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 100 1-Core 166 2-Core 329 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 661 8-Core 1,321 117% 991 Pts	64-Core 2,254 140% 2,254 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 119 Parallax 112 94% 115 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 111 Splatting 107 89% 109 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2500M81000G 1TB 3,615 User benchmarks, average bench 291% 859GB free (System drive) Firmware: S7780102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1913 1925 1990 2010 2019 1854 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	397% Outstanding	Read 2,800 Write 2,024 Mixed 1,747 SusWrite 1,952 477% 2,131 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 98.6 345% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,345 DQ Write 1327 DQ Mixed 655 679% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 397% Great: 374%
Intel SSDSC2KF480H6 480GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 325GB free Firmware: LSF042P SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 388 182 119 119 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 446 Mixed 392 SusWrite 218 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 48 172% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 242 201% 287 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4300 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 57.2 MC Write 53.8 MC Mixed 40.2 144% 50.4 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 56.5 SC Mixed 40.4 118% 41.4 GB/s	Latency 32 125% 32 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 137%

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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 - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,391x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,050x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
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	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $980

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16