MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.47% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	341% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '21 at 03:47
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$270 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 266 81% 150 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 1,085 96% 812 Pts	64-Core 1,814 112% 1,814 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Asus(1043 8365) 1GB CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	7.47% Terrible	Lighting 8.6 Reflection 12.4 Parallax 8.2 7% 9.73 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 9.9 Splatting 8.8 8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.47% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2173 2233 2219 1960 1494 1487 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 2,347 Mixed 1,823 SusWrite 1,928 485% 2,159 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 81.9 266% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,019 DQ Write 700 DQ Mixed 875 649% 864 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 435%
Samsung PSSD T7 Touch 1TB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 471GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 166 173 144 177 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 578 Write 140 Mixed 408 SusWrite 156 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 31.5 107% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 437 DQ Write 99.4 DQ Mixed 141 137% 226 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 029E CMK32GX4M4A2400C14 BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	65.7% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 19.8 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 21.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 72%

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

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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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,405x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	957x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	908x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	357x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,111

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16