MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	140% 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	331% 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '22 at 11:06
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$124 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 (96^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 958 91% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,216 75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.9% 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: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4400 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 186 Parallax 189 154% 188 fps	MRender 229 Gravity 164 Splatting 137 140% 177 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 140% 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% 887GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2015 2045 2050 2068 2062 2068 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 1,744 Write 2,215 Mixed 1,906 SusWrite 2,051 448% 1,979 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 84.1 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,249 DQ Write 956 DQ Mixed 1,091 819% 1099 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 365%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 190GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 308 305 304 306 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 492 Mixed 417 SusWrite 322 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.7 211% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 169GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 296 297 298 298 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 492 Mixed 429 SusWrite 318 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 61.4 206% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 172 176 176 177 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 117 Write 147 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 173 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 252% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 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 (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 169 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 180 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 853GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 125 124 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 120 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 123 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 71.1% 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 (82^nd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 25.4 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 29.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.7% 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	2,409x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,058x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	958x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,001x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	909x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	638x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	359x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	352x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	296x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	165x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,112

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 i5-13600K $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 $44	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