MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	166% 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	237% 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.

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '24 at 17:05
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$243 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 908 88% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,005 62% 1,005 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Asus(1043 04F2) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.12.1 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	166% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 229 Parallax 441 165% 291 fps	MRender 383 Gravity 158 Splatting 254 214% 265 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0C 1TB 8,724 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1458 826 830 839 838 844 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 1,696 Mixed 1269 SusWrite 939 305% 1,355 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 61.4 217% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,371 DQ Write 981 DQ Mixed 1,174 878% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 269%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$149 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 198GB free Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1261 374 373 379 370 378 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,434 Write 1,825 Mixed 1,391 SusWrite 523 291% 1,293 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 67.1 232% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 899 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 1,070 737% 911 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 276%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB-$46 8,198 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 33GB free Firmware: P22OA92A SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 56 54 55 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 37.2 Write 39.8 Mixed 26 SusWrite 54.8 29% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 39%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 522GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 209 202 213 213 214 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 95.1 Write 77.3 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 209 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 61% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 31.1 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 27.7 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

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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	57	31	144	23.5"	1920 1080	MSI3BA0 MSI G24C4

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,342 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	1,834x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,620x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,259x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	559x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

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	304x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	215x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 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: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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