MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 219% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 236% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	220% 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	345% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '22 at 17:46
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,178 104% 882 Pts	64-Core 1,885 117% 1,885 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Lighting 330 Reflection 293 Parallax 335 268% 319 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 260 Splatting 187 211% 270 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 847GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2178 2070 1499 1493 1503 1506 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,506 Write 2,368 Mixed 1,864 SusWrite 1,708 474% 2,112 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 87.3 286% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,326 DQ Write 998 DQ Mixed 1,137 857% 1,153 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$245 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 483 485 484 487 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 481 Mixed 470 SusWrite 484 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 54.5 178% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 187 190 184 174 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 110 Mixed 82 SusWrite 183 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 160 158 158 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 131 Write 148 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 160 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 32GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 29.1 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 28.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 106%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,550 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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,408x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,056x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	958x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,000x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	908x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	638x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	358x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	352x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	165x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16