MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics125% 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 Drive229% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
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, 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, 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, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220611
Uptime3 Days
Run DateAug 15 '22 at 00:02
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11600KF-$178
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 175
2-Core 318
107% 195 Pts
4-Core 696
8-Core 1,101
111% 899 Pts
64-Core 1,346
83% 1,346 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 111%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 274
Parallax 188
139% 211 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 177
Splatting 120
115% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3512GNTD 512GB
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFME0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1443 313 310 321 317 321 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1,197
Write 1,800
Mixed 1,378
SusWrite 504
276% 1,220 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 254
4K Mixed 85
326% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 851
DQ Write 1,421
DQ Mixed 976
785% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 229%
Great: 239%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
128% Outstanding
MC Read 49.6
MC Write 48.7
MC Mixed 40.7
132% 46.3 GB/s
SC Read 29.8
SC Write 50.8
SC Mixed 36.4
111% 39 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 128%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,513 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,073
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