MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	198% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	55.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220611
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '23 at 23:03
Run Duration	356 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$129 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 814 80% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,036 64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% HP(103C 82FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2213 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 119 Parallax 107 85% 110 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 104 Splatting 106 86% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
G-drive USB 6TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 820GB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 146 143 149 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 140 Write 136 Mixed 113 SusWrite 146 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 1.6 10% 4.27 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 6.1 DQ Mixed 2.9 2% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 27%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 480GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1275 369 356 375 290 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,522 Write 1,733 Mixed 1,416 SusWrite 485 290% 1,289 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 66.3 225% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,043 DQ Write 667 DQ Mixed 872 645% 860 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 276%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 417GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 458 456 459 468 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 462 Mixed 420 SusWrite 454 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 54 178% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 357 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WDC WD6003FZBX-00GXAB0 6TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 215 Write 211 Mixed 93.7 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 10.3 4K Mixed 1.2 10% 4.47 MB/s	DQ Read 3.2 DQ Write 4.6 DQ Mixed 6.8 4% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 27%
Sandisk SDDR-F451 128GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 118GB free Firmware: 2105 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 669 Write 420 Mixed 445 113% 512 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 44.9 142% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 438 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 276 237% 352 MB/s
Poor: 93% Great: 107%
G-drive USB 4TB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3TB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 154 153 152 151 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 144 Write 146 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 152 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 132%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 30.8 Write 30.9 Mixed 35.6 25% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 228% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 92%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 146 Write 127 Mixed 91.1 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 100%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 153 Write 153 Mixed 119 180% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 130% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 105%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 988GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 99.9 Write 104 Mixed 81.5 122% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 60%
WD Game Drive 8TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 5.5TB free, PID 2631 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 228 Write 225 Mixed 117 234% 190 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 0.4 382% 4.4 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 0.9 331% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GTZN 2x31.5GB 2,011 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 33.7 114% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 31.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 139%

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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	60	33	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ7F5F BenQ SW271

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,550 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	2,408x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,056x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	958x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,000x
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 $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	358x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	352x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	165x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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