MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 19:55
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 295 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 1,056 92% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,638 101% 1,638 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2385 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.2% Average	Lighting 7.8 Reflection 168 Parallax 182 6% 119 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 144 Splatting 128 121% 151 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 444 Write 466 Mixed 390 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 37.1 136% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 307 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 453GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 392 475 473 469 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 472 Mixed 454 SusWrite 424 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 53.5 174% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 260GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1794 1631 1614 1637 1491 1098 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 201 208 207 206 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 157 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 200 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 3,531 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 29.5 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.3 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 129%

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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 $95Bench 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: $994

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 $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 $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