MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	90.5% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '21 at 04:01
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 313 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,002 97% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,255 78% 1,255 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 175 Parallax 175 144% 175 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 155 Splatting 132 124% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 475 169 136 125 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 473 Mixed 383 SusWrite 252 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 39.7 143% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 277 210% 278 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 161GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 132 133 131 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 118 Write 94.4 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 132 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 23 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 25.7 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 94%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $144Bench 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 $300	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