MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 234%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 224%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics232% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive308% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '22 at 02:07
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 1,168
104% 880 Pts
64-Core 1,151
71% 1,151 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
232% Outstanding
Lighting 350
Reflection 312
Parallax 358
285% 340 fps
MRender 384
Gravity 279
Splatting 202
226% 288 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 232%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 906 1065 1055 1040 1035 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 2,394
Write 1,945
Mixed 1,525
SusWrite 1,024
385% 1,722 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 85.4
282% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,608
DQ Write 1,196
DQ Mixed 1,306
1,002% 1,370 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 308%
Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
472GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 378 478 474 471 471 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 453
Mixed 439
SusWrite 441
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 58.6
190% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 182
172% 271 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 29.1
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 30.1
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $761
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HDDRAMUSB
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