MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	169% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	17.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '21 at 05:45
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$292 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 280 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,002 95% 785 Pts	64-Core 1558 96% 1558 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 379F) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 169 Parallax 143 135% 159 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 143 Splatting 123 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 350GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 102 174 108 102 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,438 Write 1,476 Mixed 1,059 SusWrite 226 235% 1,050 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 64.6 212% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 270 325% 562 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 255%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 50GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,374 Write 1,456 Mixed 1219 371% 1,683 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 73.2 249% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 725 DQ Mixed 892 655% 864 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 556GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 175 Write 4.2 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 39.7 41% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 59% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 453GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 53.5 Write 12.5 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 10 17% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 90%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 164 Write 15.2 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 13.7 40% 55 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.3 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 25.7 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 38.4 SC Mixed 29.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,598x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $765

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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