MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '22 at 20:26
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$154 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 83.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 810 84% 674 Pts	64-Core 1069 66% 1069 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FF5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 145 Parallax 147 128% 149 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 127 Splatting 114 110% 138 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,541 Write 2,308 Mixed 1818 494% 2,222 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 82.9 274% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 997 DQ Write 636 DQ Mixed 850 625% 828 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 56GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 323 323 323 323 195 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 483 Mixed 462 SusWrite 323 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 52.2 174% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 351 264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 794GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 473 476 475 475 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 478 Mixed 436 SusWrite 474 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 49.8 166% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 343 259% 348 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149 321 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5TB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 212 213 213 214 214 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 547 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.3 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 23 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 144%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,522 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,399x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,052x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	998x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	906x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,077

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16