MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics129% 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 Drive259% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220611
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 21 '23 at 13:31
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11400-$137
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 80
1-Core 140
2-Core 269
89% 163 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 842
83% 678 Pts
64-Core 1,059
66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 178
Parallax 177
140% 176 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 154
Splatting 131
128% 161 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 129%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB
255GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P9CR30A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2267 464 359 368 368 1546 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 1,950
Write 2,392
Mixed 1,987
SusWrite 895
407% 1,806 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 73
249% 92 MB/s
DQ Read 1,229
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 1,132
838% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 259%
Great: 394%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35
465GB free
Firmware: 20.01H20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 118 118 118 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 114
Write 112
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 118
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
99% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 37.2
MC Mixed 32.7
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 26.4
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 99%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,469 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $975
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HDDRAMUSB
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