MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.7% 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	116% 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, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 17:29
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$139 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 5.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 968 96% 782 Pts	64-Core 1,211 75% 1,211 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 869F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 102 Parallax 94.2 85% 100 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 80.9 75% 92.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 484 475 475 391 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 443 Mixed 426 SusWrite 433 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 51.3 175% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 952GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1499 1490 1472 1438 1421 1501 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,391 Write 1419 Mixed 1,041 SusWrite 1,470 300% 1,330 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 75.9 258% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 269 343% 602 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 255%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 174 175 175 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 161 Mixed 117 SusWrite 174 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 30.9 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 31.6 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $300	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 $45	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