MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	404% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '21 at 21:01
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 100 1-Core 169 2-Core 336 110% 202 Pts	4-Core 674 8-Core 1,347 119% 1,010 Pts	64-Core 2,298 142% 2,298 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 120 Parallax 112 93% 115 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 111 Splatting 106 89% 109 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2500M81000G 1TB 3,615 User benchmarks, average bench 291% 705GB free (System drive) Firmware: S7780102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2023 2038 2054 2071 2073 2067 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	404% Outstanding	Read 2,834 Write 2,072 Mixed 1,756 SusWrite 2,054 488% 2,179 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 97.7 339% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,360 DQ Write 1,336 DQ Mixed 666 688% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 404% Great: 374%
Intel SSDSC2KF480H6 480GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 325GB free Firmware: LSF042P SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 380 121 122 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 479 Mixed 399 SusWrite 223 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 48 170% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 241 201% 287 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4533 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	MC Read 58.8 MC Write 56.6 MC Mixed 41.7 150% 52.4 GB/s	SC Read 28 SC Write 57.7 SC Mixed 42.6 122% 42.8 GB/s	Latency 33.5 119% 33.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 137%

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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 - $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