MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.8% 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	212% 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, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	58.8 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	Sep 15 '22 at 00:30
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 622 78% 592 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% HP(103C 82FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.8% Very good	Lighting 96.6 Reflection 110 Parallax 98.9 79% 102 fps	MRender 94.9 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 98 79% 96.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
G-drive USB 6TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 863GB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 148 146 156 149 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 148 Write 159 Mixed 124 SusWrite 150 33% 145 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 1.5 11% 4.43 MB/s	DQ Read 2 DQ Write 6.9 DQ Mixed 5.2 4% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 27%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$149 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 747GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 372 372 379 373 380 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,514 Write 1,845 Mixed 1,429 SusWrite 530 299% 1,329 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 69.7 241% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,230 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 980 739% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 276%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 427GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 462 463 462 463 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 467 Mixed 417 SusWrite 452 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 58.1 192% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
WDC WD6003FZBX-00GXAB0 6TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 217 215 220 217 209 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 215 Write 219 Mixed 96 SusWrite 216 42% 186 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 1.3 10% 4.53 MB/s	DQ Read 3.4 DQ Write 5.2 DQ Mixed 4.3 3% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 27%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 134 140 144 145 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 117 Write 41 Mixed 87.6 SusWrite 140 71% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 294% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 92%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$80 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 144 144 144 141 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 119 Write 112 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 142 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.2% 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: 148 149 147 148 148 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 109 Write 115 Mixed 97.6 SusWrite 148 163% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 123% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 55.7% 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: 109 109 108 107 108 109 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 108 134% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 60%
WD Game Drive 8TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 5.5TB free, PID 2631 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 27 26 26 30 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	63% Good	Read 178 Write 31.5 Mixed 102 SusWrite 29.4 95% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 0.5 361% 4.1 MB/s	DQ Read 0.2 DQ Write 8.4 DQ Mixed 1 320% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 120%

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 (57^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 34.4 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 33.1 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% 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	2,429x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,065x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	965x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	915x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	641x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	556x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	361x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	356x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	296x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	282x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	166x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

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