MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 309% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 305% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	313% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	215% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

17 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '22 at 04:45
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 290 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,029 97% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,515 94% 1,515 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Zotac(19DA 4675) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	313% Outstanding	Lighting 433 Reflection 626 Parallax 791 353% 617 fps	MRender 562 Gravity 598 Splatting 326 388% 496 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 510 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 3,035 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 633GB free (System drive) Firmware: STES1024 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 819 927 940 990 1000 831 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,400 Write 2,192 Mixed 1,574 SusWrite 918 344% 1,521 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 54.9 187% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,323 DQ Write 712 DQ Mixed 963 730% 999 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 371%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 484GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 479 480 481 480 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 470 Mixed 445 SusWrite 480 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 52.8 178% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 132%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 200 196 203 184 198 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 91.9 Write 120 Mixed 103 SusWrite 195 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 444% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2K4000C19 2x8GB 1,177 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 29.5 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 31.1 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

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