MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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	389% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '23 at 17:50
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$246 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 165 2-Core 286 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 969 89% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,673 104% 1,673 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759 18,552 User benchmarks, average bench 143% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	151% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 183 Parallax 367 155% 247 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 140 Splatting 218 180% 223 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 153%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 12,579 User benchmarks, average bench 380% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1959 2276 2230 2416 2399 2326 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	389% Outstanding	Read 2,359 Write 2,134 Mixed 1,676 SusWrite 2,268 474% 2,109 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 87.3 312% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1548 DQ Write 1,156 DQ Mixed 1,301 986% 1,335 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 389% Great: 507%
Nvme WDC WD BLACK SDB 512GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 464GB free Firmware: HPS2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1347 986 987 984 986 988 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,704 Write 2,034 Mixed 1,697 SusWrite 1,046 365% 1,620 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 74.6 255% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,404 DQ Write 1,126 DQ Mixed 1,158 896% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 48.9 MC Write 48.8 MC Mixed 39.1 130% 45.6 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 34.6 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 123%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,399x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,052x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	998x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	906x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
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	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	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,077

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16