MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	287% 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	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '24 at 14:08
Run Duration	331 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 83.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,020 97% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,434 89% 1,434 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XT-$900 6,228 User benchmarks, average bench 220% PowerColor(148C 2423) ≥ 4GB Ram: 20GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 59.8 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 590 49% 237 fps	MRender 59.8 Gravity 227 Splatting 439 220% 242 fps
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 249%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$193 14,975 User benchmarks, average bench 438% 1TB free Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2309 2308 2349 2131 1653 1630 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,664 Write 2,413 Mixed 2132 SusWrite 2,064 521% 2,318 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 74.9 249% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,279 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1,108 832% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 261% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 564%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1329 987 952 919 907 879 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2459 Write 2,327 Mixed 1693 SusWrite 996 418% 1,869 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 79.2 265% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,186 DQ Write 870 DQ Mixed 1025 767% 1,027 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 412GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 483 480 483 423 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 483 Mixed 467 SusWrite 442 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 53 176% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 442GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 468 465 428 405 404 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 464 Mixed 445 SusWrite 440 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 51.3 165% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 294 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 85GB free Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,112 Write 1,707 Mixed 1,257 306% 1,359 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 67.5 236% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 717 DQ Write 917 DQ Mixed 885 649% 840 MB/s
Poor: 84% Great: 299%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 200 198 199 201 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 150 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 198 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.9 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 130%

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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	100	34"	1280 720	MSI1462 MSI MAG341CQ

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,538 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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,405x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	957x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	908x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	357x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,111

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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