MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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.
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.

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 15:58
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$250 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)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,088 98% 828 Pts	64-Core 1,108 69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4072) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 129 Parallax 130 115% 133 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 104 Splatting 99.3 92% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB431D51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,546 Write 1,178 Mixed 1,221 361% 1,648 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 65.7 225% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 511 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 656 501% 666 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 309%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 145GB free Firmware: S3401103 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 493 Write 402 Mixed 384 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 26.6 133% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 93.3 117% 202 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 102%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 130GB free Firmware: UF2204RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 441 Write 366 Mixed 157 71% 322 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 43.3 4K Mixed 9.9 68% 24.9 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 33 46% 85.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
WD WD8000AARS-00Y5B1 800GB 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 637GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 100 Write 91.2 Mixed 67.7 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% 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)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 28.5 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 27.7 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 102%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,823x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,609x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,254x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	757x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	250x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $719

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16