MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	198% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '22 at 19:30
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 274 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 842 83% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E410) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 138 Parallax 204 110% 159 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 151 Splatting 92.7 96% 120 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 93 115 110 118 177 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,659 Write 1,579 Mixed 1,197 SusWrite 153 256% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 77.2 264% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 917 DQ Write 905 DQ Mixed 314 400% 712 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 295%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 149GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 827 339 206 312 229 481 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 1,285 Write 1,129 Mixed 127 SusWrite 399 162% 735 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 36.9 120% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 65.3 DQ Mixed 108 99% 158 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 173 174 174 171 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 94 Write 137 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 171 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 239% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CB DDR4 3200 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 30.1 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 26.7 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 101%

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

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,503 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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,390x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,050x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16