MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 174%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 191%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics171% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive312% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory43.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 29 '22 at 15:42
Run Duration225 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 6800-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 161
2-Core 316
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 1,168
104% 878 Pts
64-Core 2,082
129% 2,082 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650
Gigabyte(1458 2328) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.8.2
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
171% Outstanding
Lighting 204
Reflection 240
Parallax 411
166% 285 fps
MRender 371
Gravity 161
Splatting 309
230% 280 fps
Poor: 165%
This bench: 171%
Great: 178%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1340 1210 1205 1218 1185 1179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
312% Outstanding
Read 2512
Write 2,382
Mixed 1,709
SusWrite 1,223
438% 1,956 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 85.7
285% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,243
DQ Write 926
DQ Mixed 1,054
796% 1,074 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 312%
Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380
791GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 491 490 490 491 490 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 488
Mixed 464
SusWrite 490
110% 489 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 55.4
185% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 358
269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 3x16GB
3 of 4 slots used
48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 33.3
113% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 51.6
SC Mixed 33.7
101% 35.5 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%

 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 8,489 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $994
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