MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.32% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive296% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210419
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateJan 04 '22 at 00:55
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600-$137
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 148
2-Core 279
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 862
87% 704 Pts
64-Core 1,104
68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7C80) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
6.32% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 9.1
5% 8.53 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 12.2
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.32%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
836GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1767 1786 1785 1805 1817 1805 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 1,391
Write 1,909
Mixed 1,459
SusWrite 1,794
372% 1,638 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 81.3
274% 98.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,208
DQ Write 829
DQ Mixed 977
740% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 296%
Great: 365%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
733GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 405 406 407 408 407 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 364
Write 359
Mixed 341
SusWrite 406
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 30.3
97% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 193
143% 187 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 99%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 202 203 204 202 202 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 208
Mixed 99.1
SusWrite 203
130% 178 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.8
351% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 116%
Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 26.6
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 31.3
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,588 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $253

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,120
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