MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	140% 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	182% 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	64GB 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 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

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	51.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220611
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '22 at 20:42
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,024 96% 796 Pts	64-Core 1595 99% 1595 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	140% Outstanding	Lighting 201 Reflection 244 Parallax 184 164% 210 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 143 Splatting 126 121% 151 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB 11,818 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1043 549 143 232 379 461 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,418 Write 2,261 Mixed 890 SusWrite 468 283% 1,259 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 47.4 177% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,133 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 920 694% 938 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 492%
T-force TM8FP7002T 2TB 958 User benchmarks, average bench 382% 1.5TB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2309 2388 2520 2522 2509 2504 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 1,815 Write 1,716 Mixed 1,861 SusWrite 2,459 444% 1,963 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 69.9 228% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,291 DQ Write 857 DQ Mixed 1,113 820% 1,087 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 513%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 931GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 39 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 39.2 Mixed 24 SusWrite 38.8 47% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 49%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 60GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 33 34 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 290 Write 34 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 34.3 99% 104 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 18.4 4K Mixed 5 846% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 18.3 DQ Write 21.6 DQ Mixed 5.6 993% 15.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 5,810 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.9% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.6 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 21.5 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 115%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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