MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.7% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '23 at 21:52
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$180 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 256 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 838 82% 671 Pts	64-Core 1,088 67% 1,088 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Gigabyte(1458 3642) 2GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Lighting 18.6 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 16.9 15% 17.6 fps	MRender 22.9 Gravity 19.2 Splatting 15.6 15% 19.2 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 461 464 466 466 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 189 Write 108 Mixed 102 SusWrite 463 49% 215 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 36.4 126% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 204 178% 261 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 102%
Kingmax 240GB 240GB 2,389 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 223GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 133 111 108 109 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 492 Write 409 Mixed 367 SusWrite 157 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 35.8 131% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 214 188% 279 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2666 C18 4x16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.9 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 26.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 94%

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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	20"	1280 720	GSM4EC9 E2041

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,318 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 $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	1,255x

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 $86Bench 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 $273	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 $80	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