MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	115% 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	201% 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.

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Run History

17 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	14.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '22 at 05:45
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$240 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1,029 97% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,556 96% 1,556 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$378 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 152 Parallax 151 122% 151 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 129 Splatting 116 115% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 512GB 11,097 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 771 936 1028 1043 983 448 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,587 Write 1,002 Mixed 908 SusWrite 868 243% 1,091 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 50.1 192% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 424 DQ Write 737 DQ Mixed 583 442% 581 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 259%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 178 184 178 183 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 178 Write 189 Mixed 107 SusWrite 180 37% 163 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.7 13% 5 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 23%
Seagate FireCuda 510 SSD ZP500GM30001 500GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 114GB free Firmware: STOSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1860 942 498 397 358 411 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,630 Write 1,226 Mixed 1,658 SusWrite 744 295% 1,315 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 70.6 227% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,335 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 1,122 843% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown D4U0832160B 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3200 8A45 D4U0832160B 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3200 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 29.9 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 31.5 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $225

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $240Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,108x
Core i5-10600KIntel $163Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	932x
Core i9-10850KIntel $280Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	847x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $482Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	885x
RTX 3080Nvidia $870Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	801x
RTX 3060Nvidia $285Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	553x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $54Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	499x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $34Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	323x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $74Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	318x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	266x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	249x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	147x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,041

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $135	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $54	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16