MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 198% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	194% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	53.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '23 at 22:29
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$277 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1,055 96% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,763 109% 1,763 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$515 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5138) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 280 Reflection 247 Parallax 272 228% 266 fps	MRender 343 Gravity 231 Splatting 181 198% 251 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Jajs600m 2TB 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1.5TB free Firmware: U012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 169 169 144 170 168 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 473 Write 147 Mixed 204 SusWrite 162 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 12.1 4K Mixed 14.7 60% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 14.9 DQ Mixed 21.6 26% 48.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 88%
Ct1000mx 50 1TB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 367GB free Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 158 158 159 162 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 357 Write 159 Mixed 217 SusWrite 160 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 14.1 72% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 18.6 54% 127 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 115%
USB3.0 120GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 24GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 145 146 134 79 43 MB/s Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.4% Average	Read 263 Write 124 Mixed 202 SusWrite 115 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 26.9 91% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 63.3 DQ Write 52 DQ Mixed 56.4 43% 57.2 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 65%
WD WD161KFGX-68AFPN0 16TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 13TB free (System drive) Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 214 224 240 238 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 129%
USB3.0 8TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 146 147 135 80 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 154 Mixed 147 SusWrite 115 103% 138 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 269% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 124%
CineRAID H/W LARGE 18TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 153 155 154 154 158 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.1% Above average	Read 138 Write 142 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 155 166% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.3 92% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2E3200C16 2x31.5GB 10,968 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 29 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	120	24.1"	1920 1080	SAM100A LC27RG50

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,541 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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,406x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	957x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	908x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	638x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	357x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $56Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
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: $1,106

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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