MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	160% 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	145% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220331
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '22 at 12:26
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$286 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 as expected (59^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 1,026 95% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,906 118% 1,906 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 221 Parallax 214 194% 224 fps	MRender 219 Gravity 161 Splatting 142 139% 174 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 160% 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: 197 205 201 138 248 93 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,527 Write 514 Mixed 612 SusWrite 180 155% 708 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 27.1 180% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 413 DQ Write 515 DQ Mixed 334 288% 420 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 173%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 103GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 442 439 444 447 445 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 451 Mixed 425 SusWrite 442 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 46.8 155% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 291 237% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 111% 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 (45^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 26 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 26.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.6% 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,384x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16