MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	202% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '23 at 17:14
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 213 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 766 71% 592 Pts	64-Core 952 59% 952 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Zotac(19DA 2714) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 277 Reflection 264 Parallax 318 226% 286 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 238 Splatting 188 205% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD Blue SN570 50 500GB 478 User benchmarks, average bench 182% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 360 281 367 287 363 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,851 Write 1,838 Mixed 1,638 SusWrite 407 321% 1,434 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 61.8 208% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 952 DQ Write 773 DQ Mixed 864 646% 863 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 258%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 128GB free Firmware: S3Z40107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 127 59 100 60 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 476 Write 426 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 133 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 14.9 4K Mixed 1.2 42% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 1.2 66% 153 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 66GB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 3.3 5 5.8 60 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 336 Write 180 Mixed 10.3 SusWrite 17.7 29% 136 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1.6 16% 5.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 102%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 156GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 410 378 414 379 417 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 406 Mixed 301 SusWrite 402 84% 371 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 32.6 120% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 250 207% 296 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 368GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 126 126 125 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 121 Write 123 Mixed 66 SusWrite 125 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 29.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 25.4 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 94%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,511 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,394x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,079

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16