MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

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Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '22 at 02:16
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 726 80% 630 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FC3) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3125 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 101 Parallax 96.3 86% 101 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 96.2 Splatting 81.3 75% 93 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 153 153 153 144 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 406 Mixed 331 SusWrite 179 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 45.5 156% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 347 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 80GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 316 314 316 311 256 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 395 Mixed 351 SusWrite 317 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 48.1 161% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 349 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 246GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 448 455 471 462 451 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 412 Mixed 395 SusWrite 451 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 51 164% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$51 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 214GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 317 314 317 318 306 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 406 Mixed 384 SusWrite 332 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 45.2 154% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 493GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 141 144 144 146 143 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 140 Write 121 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 144 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 37.4 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 33.1 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,823x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,609x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,254x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	757x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
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	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	250x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $719

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16