MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	130% 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.

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Run History

2 years ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	May 27 '22 at 16:49
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 77.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 249 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 653 64% 525 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 2489) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.2% Above average	Lighting 65.8 Reflection 153 Parallax 152 54% 124 fps	MRender 63.6 Gravity 129 Splatting 34.1 58% 75.6 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 553 55 55 74 71 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 976 Write 774 Mixed 702 SusWrite 144 144% 649 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 58.4 181% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 823 DQ Mixed 219 270% 458 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 209%
VK000960GWEZD 960GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 85GB free Firmware: HPGB SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 280 280 283 278 278 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 422 Write 454 Mixed 324 SusWrite 280 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 27.2 108% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 257 193% 256 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C17 Series 2x8GB 10,274 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 19.5 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 11.7 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 84.9 47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 111%

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

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,805x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,245x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	301x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16