MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	162% 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	189% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	8.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '23 at 10:12
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 234 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 807 77% 636 Pts	64-Core 1,020 63% 1,020 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 201 Parallax 234 179% 218 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 221 Splatting 169 172% 217 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1873 476 230 79 199 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,512 Write 1,965 Mixed 1,705 SusWrite 494 320% 1419 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 61.7 200% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 638 DQ Mixed 860 626% 823 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 365%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 216GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 112 112 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 109 Write 104 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 111 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.6 148% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 04CB DDR4 2666 16GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 22.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 26.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 89%

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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	144	27"	1280 720	DELD0E5 S2719DGF

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,828x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,615x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,256x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	760x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 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 $76Bench 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	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: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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