MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (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.
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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96% 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	98.2% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '23 at 23:36
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 261 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 828 81% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,032 64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 134 Parallax 122 99% 126 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 123 Splatting 111 91% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 274 296 295 294 293 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 401 Mixed 406 SusWrite 289 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 46.1 154% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 128%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 186GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1664 1743 1786 1846 1883 1855 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 1,785 Write 1,927 Mixed 1879 SusWrite 1,796 417% 1,847 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 62.7 199% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 609 DQ Mixed 714 533% 712 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 371GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1977 1922 1926 1933 1870 1924 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,093 Write 1,820 Mixed 1,879 SusWrite 1,925 434% 1,929 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 62.7 198% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 822 DQ Write 624 DQ Mixed 722 540% 723 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 526%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 400GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 88 91 90 94 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 97.7 Write 101 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 91.3 64% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GTZN 2x31.5GB 2,011 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 44.4 MC Mixed 33.7 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 30.4 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 139%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 100%

UFO

Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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