MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 105%, 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	111% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	6060 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '22 at 04:06
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$123 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 928 95% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 37B1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 189 Parallax 214 156% 198 fps	MRender 208 Gravity 165 Splatting 136 135% 170 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 424 428 431 435 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 450 Mixed 342 SusWrite 429 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 42.9 160% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 174 174% 282 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
WDC WDS400T2B0A-00SM50 4TB 1,668 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2TB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 399 403 388 394 399 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 469 Mixed 314 SusWrite 402 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 46.7 152% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 225 200% 301 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 376 374 373 376 377 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4B.M8FB1 2x16GB 1,359 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 29.3 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 34.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 131%

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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 - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,395x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	906x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,079

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16