MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	193% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221102
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '23 at 16:04
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 699 78% 613 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2197 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.88 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 122 Parallax 129 113% 130 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 109 Splatting 89 91% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 292 248 277 276 276 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,496 Write 1,188 Mixed 1,041 SusWrite 299 224% 1,006 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 74.6 249% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 808 DQ Write 888 DQ Mixed 326 390% 674 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 236%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 233GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1204 1208 1217 406 282 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,498 Write 1,121 Mixed 1,043 SusWrite 766 248% 1107 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 77.4 260% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 804 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 326 407% 712 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 538GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 179 179 182 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 187 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 181 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
Amd-raid WDC WDS120G2G0A- 120GB 5,294 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 111GB free Firmware: UE360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 110 94 95 94 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 188 Mixed 256 SusWrite 131 189% 254 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 9.9 1,960% 11.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 153%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 29.7 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,827x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,613x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,255x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	557x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $712

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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