MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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	333% 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	16GB 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 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '22 at 09:04
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 902 91% 741 Pts	64-Core 1214 75% 1214 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 C728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4200 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 185 Parallax 189 153% 187 fps	MRender 219 Gravity 161 Splatting 135 136% 171 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 889GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1996 2016 2030 2060 2064 2062 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 1,772 Write 2,202 Mixed 1,912 SusWrite 2,038 449% 1,981 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 84.1 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,294 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 1,118 840% 1,129 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 365%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 190GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 312 311 308 307 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 492 Mixed 411 SusWrite 325 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 62.9 214% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 296 297 297 298 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 492 Mixed 423 SusWrite 317 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 62.3 211% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 170 182 182 181 182 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 181 181 181 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 169 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 181 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 906GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 124 124 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 121 Write 121 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 124 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 25.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 28.7 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 104%

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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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,407x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,055x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	957x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,000x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	908x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	638x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	357x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	352x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	164x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16