MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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	206% 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-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '24 at 18:01
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600-$154 7,605 User benchmarks, average bench 90% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 252 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 795 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 977 60% 977 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 26,559 User benchmarks, average bench 132% MSI(1462 5058) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 5100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 182 Parallax 122 123% 152 fps	MRender 222 Gravity 127 Splatting 110 120% 153 fps
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$75 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1288 642 193 303 264 294 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,483 Write 1878 Mixed 1,583 SusWrite 497 306% 1,360 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 74.5 252% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1109 DQ Write 595 DQ Mixed 514 472% 739 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 295%
IR-SSDPR-S25A-240 240GB 1,611 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 120GB free Firmware: SBFM91.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 436 429 440 439 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 386 Write 408 Mixed 321 SusWrite 433 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 33 138% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 192 181% 282 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GB 43,162 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 29.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 28.4 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 113%

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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	165	27"	1280 720	IVM665E PL2770H

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,398x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,052x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	998x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	906x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,099

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16