MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	326% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '23 at 20:40
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 810 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,044 65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2172) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 117 Parallax 135 108% 128 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 130 Splatting 109 111% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$89 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 887GB free (System drive) Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2291 2318 2289 2347 2291 2365 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 1,733 Write 2,405 Mixed 1,910 SusWrite 2,317 474% 2,091 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 65.1 222% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 1,160 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 1,090 807% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 598%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 4x8GB 411 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 24.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 118%

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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	60	27"	1280 720	VSCF62B VX2703 SERIES

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,350 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) - $145

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,838x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,620x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,260x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	560x
RTX 2060Nvidia $287Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	403x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	306x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	215x

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: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $743

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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