MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	314% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 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	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '22 at 06:00
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 307 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,128 100% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,955 121% 1,955 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 1530) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 126 Parallax 124 112% 129 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 98.8 Splatting 95.3 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

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% 455GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1518 1273 1359 1249 1365 1339 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,496 Write 2,405 Mixed 1,829 SusWrite 1,351 453% 2,020 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 84.8 283% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,178 DQ Write 794 DQ Mixed 1,003 744% 992 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 410%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 173 171 172 171 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 149 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 169 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 101%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 324GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 98 100 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 115 Write 115 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 99.3 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 25.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 118%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,525 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	2,400x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,053x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	998x
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 $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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16