MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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	137% 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.
Boot Drive	99.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

11 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	17.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '23 at 13:51
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 915 88% 724 Pts	64-Core 1479 92% 1479 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 183 Parallax 189 152% 186 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 162 Splatting 133 133% 167 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 679GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 376 437 440 439 436 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 437 Mixed 321 SusWrite 403 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 36.4 131% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 278 227% 324 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 133%
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 412GB free Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 866 1119 863 131 134 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,600 Write 1,479 Mixed 1,100 SusWrite 541 264% 1,180 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 58.3 194% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 859 DQ Write 600 DQ Mixed 608 487% 689 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 295%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 32.2 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 29.2 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 140%

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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	62	41	100	35"	1280 720	AUS3554 ASUS VG35V

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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) - $145

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,831x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,620x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,258x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	764x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 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 $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	304x
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: $695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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