MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.3% 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	90% 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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '24 at 17:42
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 765 86% 673 Pts	64-Core 863 53% 863 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275 75,918 User benchmarks, average bench 85% Asus(1043 04E4) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.3% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 173 Parallax 180 89% 154 fps	MRender 98 Gravity 117 Splatting 79.9 79% 98.3 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SED 132 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT23D6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 191 189 185 189 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 289 Mixed 219 SusWrite 200 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 38.6 149% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 247 207% 301 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 101%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 309GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 449 440 416 376 380 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 420 Mixed 409 SusWrite 421 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 52.6 167% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 295 240% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 688GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 171 167 172 170 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 141 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 172 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB 23,313 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 24.5 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 25.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.6% 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	67	55	240	24.5"	1280 720	DELA103 DELL AW2518HF

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,308 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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,826x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,610x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,255x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	757x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	557x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	250x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	219x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $708

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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