MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	191% 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.
Boot Drive	75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '23 at 11:00
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 939 93% 757 Pts	64-Core 924 57% 924 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 280 Reflection 251 Parallax 282 228% 271 fps	MRender 312 Gravity 227 Splatting 169 186% 236 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 103 102 96 92 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 470 Write 153 Mixed 167 SusWrite 103 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 31.3 131% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 203 159% 226 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 362GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 358 441 459 459 465 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 441 Mixed 416 SusWrite 416 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 51.7 163% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 20GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 170 171 174 155 145 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 437 Write 205 Mixed 236 SusWrite 165 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 21.7 88% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 64.8 DQ Mixed 106 96% 154 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 76%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 928GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 70 71 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 94.3 Write 93.2 Mixed 82 SusWrite 70.9 115% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 46%
WD Elements SE 2623 5TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3TB free, PID 2623 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 94 94 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 103 Write 83.5 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 93.5 117% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 6,768 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 20.1 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 115%

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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%	3	215	59	144	31.5"	3840 2089	GBT3204 Gigabyte M32U

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,297 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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,823x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,608x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,253x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	757x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	401x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	345x
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	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	250x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16