MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.2% 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)
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '22 at 16:11
Run Duration	366 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 802 84% 672 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 3800) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.96 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Lighting 64 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 52.3 52% 58.9 fps	MRender 43.4 Gravity 55.5 Splatting 48.9 40% 49.3 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 299GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 735 355 362 361 359 352 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 398GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 324 327 327 327 326 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 462 Write 334 Mixed 272 SusWrite 326 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 27.9 108% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 65.1 DQ Mixed 90.5 73% 105 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 708GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 187 185 184 185 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 142 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 185 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 165 167 163 169 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 160 Mixed 103 SusWrite 167 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.7 366% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$85 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 979GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 149 143 152 151 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 78.2 Write 123 Mixed 56.6 SusWrite 148 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 139 143 143 142 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 142 Write 115 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 140 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 683GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 30 36 35 36 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 30.2 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 32.8 41% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 28.3 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 104%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,598x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $765

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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