MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	160% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '23 at 15:18
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,094 98% 828 Pts	64-Core 1,078 67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE 256GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 704 451 253 343 112 114 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,582 Write 1142 Mixed 1,024 SusWrite 329 227% 1,019 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 41.9 176% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 112 192% 390 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 209%
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 192GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 229 223 228 226 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 481 Mixed 366 SusWrite 243 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 46.8 160% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 264 223% 324 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 212GB free Firmware: S3H01103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 440 444 438 432 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 429 Mixed 410 SusWrite 428 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 26.2 114% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 96.9 114% 192 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 100%
Nvme PLEXTOR PX-512M9 512GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 249GB free Firmware: 1.07 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 514 515 515 514 521 515 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,470 Write 528 Mixed 593 SusWrite 516 171% 777 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 46.7 165% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 546 DQ Mixed 443 391% 592 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 244%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R009D408GX2-4400C19A 2x8GB 261 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 47.9 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 34.2 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 31.9 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%

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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	70	58	60	0"	1280 720

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,816x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,606x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,249x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	753x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	401x

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	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	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16