MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.7% 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	249% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '22 at 15:37
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$243 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 284 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,091 99% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 1B82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 132 Parallax 125 99% 126 fps	MRender 95.4 Gravity 126 Splatting 114 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB431D51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 1160 1251 1046 844 811 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,240 Write 997 Mixed 1,195 SusWrite 984 300% 1,354 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 64.9 222% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 513 DQ Write 828 DQ Mixed 634 490% 658 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 309%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 145GB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 420 431 226 27 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 497 Write 400 Mixed 384 SusWrite 246 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 27.4 129% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 87.1 114% 199 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 102%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 130GB free Firmware: UF2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 120 130 122 107 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 420 Write 321 Mixed 296 SusWrite 132 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 7.6 66% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 89.1 DQ Mixed 18.4 37% 75.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 56%
WD WD8000AARS-00Y5B1 800GB 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 637GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 91 92 91 92 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 96.2 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 89.3 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 04CB DDR4 2666 2OZ 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 04CB DDR4 2666 2OZ 32GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 28.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 27.3 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 102%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,335 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 100%

UFO

Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $145

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,830x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,620x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,257x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	763x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	304x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16