MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 137%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics135% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '21 at 12:08
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 154
2-Core 300
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 601
8-Core 1,195
106% 898 Pts
64-Core 1,185
73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
135% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 181
Parallax 184
150% 183 fps
MRender 205
Gravity 161
Splatting 130
131% 165 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 135%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
476GB free
Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 785 474 469 469 468 444 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,703
Write 1,918
Mixed 1,594
SusWrite 518
374% 1,683 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 86.6
292% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,334
DQ Write 1,309
DQ Mixed 576
637% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 289%
Great: 311%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
894GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 106 130 119 137 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 143
Write 131
Mixed 101
SusWrite 121
92% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76%
Great: 87%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB
25GB free, PID 6300
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 19 17 12 12 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
32.9% Below average
Read 169
Write 29.1
Mixed 62.7
SusWrite 14.4
71% 68.8 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.9
130% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 32.5
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 30.1
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $768
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HDDRAMUSB
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