MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '23 at 17:26
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 965 91% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,453 90% 1,453 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 4018) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 177 Parallax 176 145% 177 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 154 Splatting 131 130% 163 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1789 Write 1,632 Mixed 1326 352% 1,582 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 76.6 255% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,099 DQ Write 890 DQ Mixed 407 465% 799 MB/s
Poor: 140% Great: 311%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 76GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 101 101 102 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 143 Write 143 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 100 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 109%
ST1000LM 010-9YH146 1TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 165GB free, PID 102a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 38.3 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 21.3 40% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 40% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 17%
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250G 250GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 102GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 36.2 Write 36.5 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 20.9 44% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 12.5 794% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 11.4 DQ Write 15 DQ Mixed 12.8 988% 13.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 54%
Samsung SSD 840 Series 250GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 15GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 24 17 14 15 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.9% Below average	Read 35.9 Write 36.3 Mixed 32 SusWrite 18.6 41% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 10 659% 9.97 MB/s	DQ Read 9.6 DQ Write 13.1 DQ Mixed 10.1 825% 10.9 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 26.8 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 30.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 111%

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Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 100%

UFO

Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,828x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,615x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,256x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	760x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
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 $76Bench 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 $55Bench 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: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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