MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 174%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 176%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics167% 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 Drive300% 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.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210930
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '22 at 09:49
Run Duration219 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 98.6
1-Core 152
2-Core 307
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,110
102% 854 Pts
64-Core 1,641
102% 1,641 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
Palit(1569 2482) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 5125 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Lighting 246
Reflection 227
Parallax 242
201% 238 fps
MRender 264
Gravity 167
Splatting 136
148% 189 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 167%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1042 1852 1834 477 469 472 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
300% Outstanding
Read 2,706
Write 2,350
Mixed 1,688
SusWrite 1,024
434% 1,942 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 71.3
239% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,362
DQ Write 1,130
DQ Mixed 1,243
932% 1,245 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 300%
Great: 332%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
429GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 488 489 489 438 358 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 488
Mixed 460
SusWrite 458
108% 480 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 65.2
219% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 354
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 133%
Great: 129%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
203GB free
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 94 100 110 109 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 502
Write 448
Mixed 26.6
SusWrite 147
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 17.2
4K Mixed 22.6
84% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 48.9
100% 198 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
129% Outstanding
MC Read 49.1
MC Write 50.9
MC Mixed 38.5
132% 46.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 53
SC Mixed 35.2
107% 37.5 GB/s
Latency 43.4
92% 43.4 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 129%
Great: 117%

 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 8,511 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 - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,079
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