MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.4% 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 Drive293% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
18 months ago, 18 months ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '22 at 20:48
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ISL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 82.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 283
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 940
91% 748 Pts
64-Core 1,457
90% 1,457 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$246
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.4% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 118
Parallax 113
99% 118 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 95.5
Splatting 92.3
86% 107 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88
815GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 1522 1755 1964 1825 1821 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 1,682
Write 2,120
Mixed 1,813
SusWrite 1,705
414% 1,830 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 73
245% 86.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,173
DQ Write 874
DQ Mixed 1,012
759% 1,019 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 293%
Great: 365%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB
45GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 455 362 82 278 283 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 84.5
Mixed 372
SusWrite 310
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 51.4
172% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 352
265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 106%
Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 165 166 166 163 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 149
Write 156
Mixed 24.9
SusWrite 166
89% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.8
344% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
68.9% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 21.4
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 20.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,610 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $253

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $1,085
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