MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	139% 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	337% 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.

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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 03:49
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 941 93% 761 Pts	64-Core 1,203 74% 1,203 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 188 Parallax 191 155% 189 fps	MRender 208 Gravity 166 Splatting 136 136% 170 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 887GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2065 2087 2087 2113 2106 2108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 1,778 Write 2249 Mixed 1,908 SusWrite 2,094 455% 2,007 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 84.3 283% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,289 DQ Write 959 DQ Mixed 1,102 830% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 365%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 15GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 508 Write 480 Mixed 404 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 60.6 206% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 298 296 297 298 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 491 Mixed 413 SusWrite 317 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 60.3 204% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 440GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 131 132 131 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 131 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 577GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 92 92 93 89 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 99 Write 92.4 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 90.8 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 164 167 168 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 149 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 166 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 25.8 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 104%

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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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,409x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,058x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	958x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,001x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	909x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	638x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	359x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	352x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	296x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	165x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,110

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16