MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	91.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.4% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '24 at 21:48
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 94.2 2-Core 184 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 682 62% 519 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.7% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 149 Parallax 103 92% 122 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 102 Splatting 97.7 91% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500M8480G 480GB 1,552 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 211 163 111 85 108 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 468 Write 468 Mixed 388 SusWrite 160 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 39.4 138% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 178 159% 241 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 94%
Team T253X6001T 1TB 2,856 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 51GB free Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 3.7 2.3 1.9 5.7 33 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 14.3 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 17.3 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 103%

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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	44	9	144	27"	2560 1377	GSM5BB4 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,810x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,604x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	749x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	399x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $734

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16