MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	92% 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	129% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	15.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '22 at 05:29
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 303 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 999 85% 733 Pts	64-Core 1,532 95% 1,532 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 110 Parallax 120 93% 114 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 99.3 90% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW256G8 256GB 1,046 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 63 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 773 Write 457 Mixed 523 SusWrite 59.6 100% 453 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 71.5 260% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 448 DQ Mixed 213 191% 278 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 149%
Intel SSDSC2BF180A5H REF 180GB 373 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 168GB free Firmware: LWDi SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 210 199 213 198 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 400 Write 212 Mixed 277 SusWrite 200 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 41.6 153% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 148 141% 222 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 87%
Sandisk SD9SN8W-128G-1006 128GB 8,741 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 118GB free Firmware: X6103006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 108 107 109 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 447 Mixed 339 SusWrite 125 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 47.3 166% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 258 204% 283 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 529GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 153 153 153 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 138 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 152 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBD 029E CM4X8GD3000C15K4 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.8% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.5 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 13.8 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns

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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 - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,401x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	907x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,074

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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