MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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	138% 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	276% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '21 at 09:27
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 5.1 GHz, turbo 7.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 163 2-Core 323 102% 190 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,162 109% 905 Pts	64-Core 2,221 137% 2,221 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 8827) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 186 Parallax 195 159% 192 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 146 Splatting 125 125% 157 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 827GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1798 1710 1721 1717 1726 1723 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,994 Write 2,166 Mixed 1,789 SusWrite 1,733 433% 1,921 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 58.1 193% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 939 DQ Write 430 DQ Mixed 690 510% 687 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 349%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 705GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 478 479 476 477 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 469 Mixed 441 SusWrite 477 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 47.8 158% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 233GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 212 213 212 213 211 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 478 Write 207 Mixed 162 SusWrite 212 58% 265 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 35.9 137% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 142 145% 240 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 472GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 169 181 182 181 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 157 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 171 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 678GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 105 105 104 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 50.3 Write 60.1 Mixed 40.6 SusWrite 104 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 62%
WD easystore 264D 8TB 977 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 5.5TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 114 117 114 124 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 140 Write 126 Mixed 95.6 SusWrite 119 160% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.16FE 2x16GB 2,803 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2300 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.7% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 21.9 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 117%

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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	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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