MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 284% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 285% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	318% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '22 at 20:25
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 954 91% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,466 91% 1,466 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5103); MSI Gaming Trio CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	318% Outstanding	Lighting 452 Reflection 604 Parallax 765 368% 607 fps	MRender 547 Gravity 581 Splatting 316 378% 482 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 460 Write 116 Mixed 175 54% 250 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 31.9 135% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 132 131% 217 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 83GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 396 335 402 397 395 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 172 Mixed 243 SusWrite 388 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 46.7 146% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 285 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 117%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 156GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 1257 1017 973 911 853 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,502 Write 2286 Mixed 1,678 SusWrite 1,092 423% 1,890 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 78.8 262% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 987 742% 999 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 372%
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 523GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 369 368 366 370 366 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 428 Mixed 322 SusWrite 376 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 47.2 161% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 159 170% 283 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 549GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 112 112 112 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 96.4 Write 84.2 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 112 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 374 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67.9% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 105%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,488 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	1,048x
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 $255Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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