MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 211% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 227% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	212% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	265% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '21 at 05:14
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1,074 98% 825 Pts	64-Core 2,009 124% 2,009 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3955) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 5225 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 310 Reflection 297 Parallax 349 253% 319 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 268 Splatting 196 215% 273 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 638 648 650 634 629 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,474 Write 2,198 Mixed 1,651 SusWrite 661 390% 1,746 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 78.2 265% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,153 DQ Write 791 DQ Mixed 968 724% 971 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 340%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 496GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2118 2117 522 327 300 340 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,668 Write 2,185 Mixed 1,828 SusWrite 954 374% 1,659 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 73.4 245% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,203 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 1,012 756% 1,012 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 365%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4133 C19 Series 4x8GB 1,101 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 35.1 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 27.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 138%

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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	1,049x
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 $95Bench 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: $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 $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