MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% 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	148% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220331
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 20:16
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 1,027 90% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,838 114% 1,838 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 196 Parallax 192 174% 201 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 147 Splatting 127 123% 154 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot P300 128GB 583 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1111A0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 437 297 95 194 74 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,651 Write 519 Mixed 456 SusWrite 254 157% 720 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 28.7 170% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 415 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 335 261% 361 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 173%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 103GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 458 459 462 458 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 465 Mixed 441 SusWrite 458 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 49.5 167% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 292 237% 336 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 25.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 28.2 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 123%

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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 - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,401x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,053x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	998x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	907x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
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	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	163x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,074

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16