MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	178% 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.

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

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '23 at 18:45
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 265 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 626 74% 572 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 119 Parallax 139 114% 133 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 133 Splatting 109 113% 143 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1436 822 388 578 768 758 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,204 Write 885 Mixed 1,256 SusWrite 792 232% 1,034 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 41.1 150% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 987 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 924 658% 847 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 298%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 90GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 296 294 298 299 299 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 399 Mixed 320 SusWrite 303 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 39.4 128% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 124%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 82GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 120 132 134 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 319 Write 134 Mixed 180 SusWrite 132 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 29.2 101% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 159 121% 165 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 82%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 140 138 140 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 122 Write 115 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 138 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 100%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 526GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 106 105 106 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 88.9 Write 87 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 105 66% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 29.4 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 27 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 97%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,251 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	1,804x
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 $95Bench 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