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Gaming
Gaming 137%
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Desktop
Desktop 109%
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Workstation
Workstation 128%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics125% 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 Drive209% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220611
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMay 14 '23 at 02:02
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11600KF-$178
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 172
2-Core 345
109% 204 Pts
4-Core 662
8-Core 1,030
104% 846 Pts
64-Core 1,302
81% 1,302 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑
This bench: 108%
 Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3602)
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 528.02
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 272
Parallax 178
137% 206 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 185
Splatting 126
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑
This bench: 125%
 Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3512GNTD 512GB
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFME0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1467 307 317 310 316 317 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,178
Write 1,764
Mixed 1335
SusWrite 506
270% 1,196 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 74.8
268% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 848
DQ Write 1,335
DQ Mixed 970
769% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑
This bench: 209%
 Great: 239%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
174GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 344 315 315 313 314 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 468
Mixed 454
SusWrite 334
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 59.4
204% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 346
261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑
This bench: 120%
 Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
126% Outstanding
MC Read 48.3
MC Write 47.9
MC Mixed 40.9
131% 45.7 GB/s
SC Read 29.4
SC Write 48.1
SC Mixed 37.8
110% 38.4 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 126%
 Great: 128%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,511 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples2,394x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples956x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples997x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples905x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples637x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples351x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples163x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,079
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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