MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (19%). 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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 21:11
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 294 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,028 96% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,667 103% 1,667 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	153% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 214 Parallax 201 184% 213 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 160 Splatting 142 133% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 153% 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 464 Write 400 Mixed 373 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 38.2 138% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 283 208% 270 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: 290 433 483 487 489 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 472 Mixed 459 SusWrite 418 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 53.8 179% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 260GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1817 1658 1670 1664 1669 1664 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: 163 206 206 208 206 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 161 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 199 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% 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 (54^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.2 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 29.1 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.3% 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 $45Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

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