MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	107% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '21 at 15:16
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 852 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,120 69% 1,120 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 C972) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.8% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 120 Parallax 123 98% 121 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 109 Splatting 91.7 89% 111 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 136%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 445 453 413 426 445 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 232 Mixed 328 SusWrite 432 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 42.2 147% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 345 256% 341 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 37,374 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 26.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 107%

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

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,531 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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,402x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	907x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16