MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics136% 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 Drive81.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201010
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '21 at 15:37
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 141
2-Core 277
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 807
84% 674 Pts
64-Core 807
50% 807 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Gigabyte(1458 4077) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 195
Reflection 227
Parallax 186
159% 203 fps
MRender 194
Gravity 137
Splatting 118
119% 149 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 136%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1225G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 153 131 121 115 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Read 480
Write 196
Mixed 244
SusWrite 132
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 40.5
142% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 175
146% 214 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 82%
Team T253X1120G 120GB
29GB free
Firmware: SN05999
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 35 37 16 33 62 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 455
Write 399
Mixed 397
SusWrite 62.2
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 45.2
166% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 256
196% 263 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
190GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 149 149 148 148 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 108
Write 106
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 148
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 44.3
MC Write 47
MC Mixed 31.6
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 48.8
SC Mixed 31.3
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 114%
Great: 120%

 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 7,256 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $761
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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