MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.2% 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	66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	15.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221102
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 07 '24 at 22:11
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 741 80% 633 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.2% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 124 Parallax 107 89% 114 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 99.3 Splatting 92.3 86% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 92 10 36 4.9 18 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 447 Write 312 Mixed 327 SusWrite 39.4 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 27.4 114% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 154 149% 231 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 100%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$122 7,464 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 67GB free Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,081 Write 1,491 Mixed 1,297 290% 1,289 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 62.6 216% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 1,155 830% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 129% Great: 307%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 231GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 113 94 112 110 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 112 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 106 62% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK8GX4M1E3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.8% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 16.8 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 102%

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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	23	3	170	27"	1280 720	AUS2707 VG27AQ1A

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,827x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,614x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,255x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
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 $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $712

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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