MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	211% 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.

Run History

21 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	56.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '22 at 01:45
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$129 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 464 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% HP(103C 82FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.3% Very good	Lighting 97.4 Reflection 111 Parallax 99.2 79% 102 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 98.1 79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
G-drive USB 6TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 164 164 164 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 157 Write 158 Mixed 104 SusWrite 164 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 0.7 10% 4.27 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 3.6 DQ Mixed 2.2 2% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 27%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 771GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 372 379 373 373 380 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,528 Write 1,890 Mixed 1,450 SusWrite 528 303% 1,349 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 68.7 235% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 929 714% 981 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 276%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 427GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 489 490 491 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 472 Mixed 412 SusWrite 490 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 57.3 188% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
WDC WD6003FZBX-00GXAB0 6TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 217 215 219 218 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	25% Poor	Read 214 Write 216 Mixed 103 SusWrite 216 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 1.6 10% 4.77 MB/s	DQ Read 3.5 DQ Write 4.8 DQ Mixed 4.1 3% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 27%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 145 147 146 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 104 Write 140 Mixed 101 SusWrite 145 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 424% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 92%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 136 138 138 137 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 118 Write 106 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 137 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 100%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 146 149 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 117 Write 115 Mixed 100 SusWrite 148 165% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 105%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 83 91 90 90 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 83.8 Write 90.2 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 87.9 125% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 92% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GTZN 2x31.5GB 2,011 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 35 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 29.8 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 139%

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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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,409x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,058x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	958x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,001x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	909x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	638x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	359x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	352x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	165x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,110

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16