MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics112% 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 Drive89.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory48.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '22 at 02:12
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 75.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 280
90% 167 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 841
83% 677 Pts
64-Core 1235
76% 1235 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 85.6
Parallax 87.7
102% 99.7 fps
MRender 240
Gravity 159
Splatting 130
138% 176 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 112%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 397 442 409 346 383 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 427
Write 319
Mixed 269
SusWrite 398
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 27.5
105% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 245
213% 317 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 133%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
177GB free
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1348 1339 1242 117 80 35 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,409
Write 1,392
Mixed 1,088
SusWrite 694
257% 1,146 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 66.3
216% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 917
DQ Write 970
DQ Mixed 310
408% 732 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 208%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 22.9
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 14.9
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 89.3
45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 74%
Great: 184%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $768
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HDDRAMUSB
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