MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.3% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '22 at 23:32
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700F-$180 44,448 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,002 95% 786 Pts	64-Core 1,486 92% 1,486 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 96.8 Parallax 116 94% 109 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 112 Splatting 97.2 101% 129 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdpemkf512g8 NVMe INTEL 512GB 2,438 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 577 545 547 546 547 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,388 Write 1,137 Mixed 1,164 SusWrite 583 291% 1,318 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 74.8 244% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 1120 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 930 699% 941 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 257%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 598GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 460 459 465 467 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 355 Mixed 385 SusWrite 457 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 36.7 150% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 268 222% 321 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 499GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 176 173 169 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 178 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 176 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 313GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 79 81 82 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 95.9 Write 99.4 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 80.9 65% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 208 205 204 206 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 200 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 206 124% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4E3200C16 4x8GB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 21.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 74.8 53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 138%

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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	2,412x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,060x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	958x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,002x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	909x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	641x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	556x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	359x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	296x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 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: $1,110

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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