MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 150%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 155%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics155% 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 Drive99.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '22 at 23:43
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700K-$221
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 83.8
1-Core 171
2-Core 319
103% 191 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,096
102% 853 Pts
64-Core 1,648
102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.65
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
155% Outstanding
Lighting 226
Reflection 207
Parallax 200
184% 211 fps
MRender 242
Gravity 155
Splatting 128
138% 175 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 155%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ1 256GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 191 158 86 41 47 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Read 609
Write 661
Mixed 513
SusWrite 137
108% 480 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 69.8
4K Mixed 37.5
131% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 676
DQ Write 489
DQ Mixed 506
399% 557 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 136%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
377GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 126 125 126 127 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 150
Write 147
Mixed 99.4
SusWrite 122
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 109%
Netac OnlyDisk 64GB
57GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 6.9 6.9 5.8 6.9 6.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
4.63% Terrible
Read 14.4
Write 4.7
Mixed 13.2
SusWrite 7.2
12% 9.88 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.63%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4BL.M16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.6% Very good
MC Read 32
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 19.9
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 23.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 120%

 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 8,500 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $980
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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