MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	159% 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.
Boot Drive	299% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 19:55
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,023 97% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,666 103% 1,666 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3901) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 214 Parallax 227 195% 227 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 157 Splatting 139 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 887 818 808 806 812 810 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,608 Write 2,428 Mixed 1812 SusWrite 824 429% 1,918 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 90.5 303% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,380 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 1,090 823% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 355%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 360GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 464 471 438 394 396 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 471 Mixed 445 SusWrite 438 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 50.9 172% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 291 237% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 31 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,479 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	2,384x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

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 $63Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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