MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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	18 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230827
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '24 at 04:13
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,025 95% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,563 97% 1,563 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNV2S250G 250GB 2,782 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBJ01101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,348 Write 1558 Mixed 1,445 394% 1,784 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 53 217% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 874 DQ Mixed 440 355% 476 MB/s
Poor: 105% Great: 274%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 162GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 484 482 471 474 476 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 478 Mixed 410 SusWrite 461 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 54.5 179% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 43.1 DQ Write 99.6 DQ Mixed 170 102% 104 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR26D4U9D8ME-16 Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 24GB 2667, 2667 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.2% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 21 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22.2 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 8: 0P 1R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
8%	9%	43	189	8	60	0"	1920 1017

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,506 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,391x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $151Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $980

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 $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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16