MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.8% 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	264% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '23 at 23:50
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$280 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 86.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 262 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,132 105% 878 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Zotac(19DA 2435) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.8% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 129 Parallax 119 98% 123 fps	MRender 92.9 Gravity 128 Splatting 112 91% 111 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 827 829 837 800 638 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,026 Write 2,129 Mixed 1701 SusWrite 770 372% 1,657 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 68.4 238% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,618 DQ Write 1209 DQ Mixed 1362 1,032% 1,396 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 297%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 361GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 81.7 Write 81.2 Mixed 51.5 53% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 51%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 898GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 169 170 170 170 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 150 Mixed 110 SusWrite 165 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 132%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,252 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,805x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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