MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.3% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

6 months ago, 5 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 26 days ago, 22 days ago, 22 days ago, 2 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '22 at 03:32
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$233 351,198 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 97% 170 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 766 84% 652 Pts	64-Core 767 52% 767 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 202,423 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)	47.3% Average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 52.1 51% 58.6 fps	MRender 43.3 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 48.4 43% 48.8 fps
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 715,782 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 8,347 Write 6,655 Mixed 7,167 1,645% 7,389 MB/s	4K Read 557 4K Write 261 4K Mixed 259 1,313% 359 MB/s	DQ Read 1,641 DQ Write 1087 DQ Mixed 1,254 965% 1,327 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 131%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$70 46,121 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 404GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 327 328 326 328 327 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 481 Write 335 Mixed 298 SusWrite 327 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 29.1 114% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 64.5 DQ Mixed 90.9 73% 106 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 120%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$37 1,459,406 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 709GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 187 184 186 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 160 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 184 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 7,243 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 167 163 169 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 160 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 166 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.7 322% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$54 26,974 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 995GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 140 151 153 152 153 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 89.9 Write 119 Mixed 68 SusWrite 149 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,349 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 139 141 143 143 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 140 Write 110 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 140 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 98%
WD My Book 1TB 9,672 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 683GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 37 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 35.6 Write 36.4 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 38.1 47% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 53% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$68 558,010 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 28.2 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 29.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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Gaming 116%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 109%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $269

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $367Bench 96%, 505,453 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $233Bench 93%, 351,198 samples	3,173x
Core i9-9900KIntel $660Bench 96%, 479,734 samples	2,051x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 582,676 samples	1,659x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 475,843 samples	1,105x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $420Bench 99%, 290,281 samples	888x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $64Bench 288%, 397,622 samples	722x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $82Bench 267%, 367,775 samples	494x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $111Bench 329%, 415,350 samples	477x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $77Bench 85%, 332,225 samples	613x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 216,436 samples	501x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 606,492 samples	499x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $1,276

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16