MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% 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	69.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '21 at 13:30
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 283 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1,053 96% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,969 122% 1,969 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908); MSI RTX 3070 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 206 Parallax 192 175% 204 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 146 Splatting 134 125% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 115 106 108 110 122 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 328 Write 210 Mixed 245 SusWrite 114 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 34.4 133% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 190 145% 198 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 88%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 39GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,019 Write 2,275 Mixed 1,827 457% 2,040 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 70.9 247% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,190 DQ Write 793 DQ Mixed 1,001 744% 995 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 35GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 188 82 76 79 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 488 Mixed 408 SusWrite 166 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 55.1 182% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 181 190 190 189 187 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 190 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 184 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 4x8GB 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 49.6 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 38.2 129% 45.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 146%

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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 $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $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: $991

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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