MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '22 at 00:22
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 658 74% 580 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 154 Parallax 160 130% 158 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 137 Splatting 118 113% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 397 416 433 424 426 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 322 Write 413 Mixed 396 SusWrite 411 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 56.6 4K Mixed 26.5 90% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 214 181% 260 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 125%
Liteon CV1-8B256 256GB 8,101 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 83GB free Firmware: G881201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 332 341 313 244 246 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	74% Very good	Read 362 Write 336 Mixed 302 SusWrite 300 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 28.4 104% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 99 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 28.9 72% 145 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 98%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 232GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 95 116 100 100 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 108 Write 149 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 104 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.2 83% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 196 198 200 198 194 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 108 Write 125 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 197 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0 44% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 28 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 23.8 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 109%

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

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,252 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,805x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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