MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics136% 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 Drive180% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211119
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateSep 23 '22 at 22:13
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 147
2-Core 256
94% 166 Pts
4-Core 589
8-Core 703
84% 646 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 100%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 197
Parallax 193
155% 193 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 195
Splatting 131
125% 155 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 667 661 668 666 650 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,099
Write 782
Mixed 825
SusWrite 700
191% 852 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 48.4
160% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,082
DQ Write 879
DQ Mixed 998
742% 986 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 180%
Great: 340%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB
214GB free
Firmware: EDFM90.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1112 1164 1155 1193 1192 1194 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 624
Write 828
Mixed 594
SusWrite 1,168
183% 804 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 39.3
141% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 557
DQ Write 785
DQ Mixed 646
495% 663 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 169%
Great: 230%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 27.3
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 40.4
SC Mixed 28.4
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 36 30 60 31.5" 1296 759 MJI004D marantz-AVR
Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $761
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HDDRAMUSB
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