MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	86.2% 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	151% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '22 at 22:00
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 838 81% 665 Pts	64-Core 1,048 65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6676) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 110 Parallax 101 89% 107 fps	MRender 93.2 Gravity 102 Splatting 97.6 80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW512G8H 512GB 27,018 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 90 57 22 11 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 1255 Write 889 Mixed 857 SusWrite 104 172% 776 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65.1 230% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 739 DQ Mixed 218 256% 429 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 203%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 470GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2222 2250 1423 1438 1436 1441 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,424 Write 2,242 Mixed 1,808 SusWrite 1,702 459% 2,044 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 85.9 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,117 DQ Write 773 DQ Mixed 950 708% 947 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 410%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 131 131 125 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 84.6 Write 112 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 125 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 190% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 67%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 22GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 69 92 108 71 102 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 113 Write 82.2 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 89.5 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 165% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3293 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 26.9 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 29.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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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%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 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