MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	110% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	36.9 GB free of 40 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3620 x 2036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '21 at 14:37
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 309 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,221 108% 914 Pts	64-Core 1,204 74% 1,204 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 145 Parallax 144 119% 145 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 121 Splatting 114 108% 136 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 246 269 243 274 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 482 Mixed 380 SusWrite 266 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 53.8 186% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 214 199% 308 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 137GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 403 376 376 376 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 425 Mixed 447 SusWrite 373 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 63.3 214% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 130%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 136GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 461 468 478 481 268 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 464 SusWrite 415 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 59.2 200% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB 12,662 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 225GB free Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 805 1167 1213 1266 1272 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,399 Write 992 Mixed 1,394 SusWrite 992 320% 1,444 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 85.2 295% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,836 DQ Write 850 DQ Mixed 1,570 1,104% 1,418 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 330%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 283GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1150 892 889 893 893 878 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,634 Write 2,374 Mixed 1,840 SusWrite 933 435% 1,945 MB/s	4K Read 70.5 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 63.7 269% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,874 DQ Write 1,482 DQ Mixed 1,593 1,215% 1,650 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/4GX KHX3200C16D4/16GX KHX3200C16D4/4GX KHX3200C16D4/16GX 40GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 16384, 4096, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 32.1 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,803x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

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