MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '23 at 17:28
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700F-$180 44,448 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 84.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 273 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 912 88% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,371 85% 1,371 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 151 Parallax 124 112% 138 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 98.6 Splatting 94.6 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNV2S1000G 1TB 75,739 User benchmarks, average bench 260% 710GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBI02102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 566 1090 1176 1232 883 706 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1931 Write 1,164 Mixed 1,256 SusWrite 942 295% 1,323 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 33.4 4K Mixed 25.3 97% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 754 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 203 206% 354 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 352%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 72GB free Firmware: S3Z40107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 357 129 97 38 81 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 472 Write 403 Mixed 372 SusWrite 159 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 21.7 84% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 47 66% 124 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 198 200 201 202 206 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 64.5 Write 68.5 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 192 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3000C15D4/8GX 4x8GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 23.8 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 22.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 122%

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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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,407x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,056x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	957x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,000x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	908x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	638x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	357x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	352x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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	164x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,103

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 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16