MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	183% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 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 26 '23 at 13:30
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (83^rd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 276 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 656 77% 599 Pts	64-Core 711 44% 711 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.6% 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: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 119 Parallax 125 108% 125 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 105 Splatting 84.3 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 221 217 216 234 222 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,418 Write 1,136 Mixed 993 SusWrite 262 212% 952 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 72.9 244% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 818 DQ Write 744 DQ Mixed 258 337% 607 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 236%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 233GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1081 1123 1166 1205 1205 1199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,402 Write 442 Mixed 975 SusWrite 1,163 222% 996 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 74.2 247% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 807 DQ Write 985 DQ Mixed 330 406% 707 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 461GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 136 137 134 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 146 Write 161 Mixed 75 SusWrite 138 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 113%
Amd-raid WDC WDS120G2G0A- 120GB 5,294 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 111GB free Firmware: UE360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 93 87 86 84 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 166 Mixed 252 SusWrite 118 177% 238 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 10.4 1,999% 11.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 155% 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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 29.1 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 30.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 110%

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

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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