MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95% 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	127% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	15.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '22 at 05:21
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 302 90% 169 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,022 98% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,493 92% 1,493 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 109 Parallax 120 92% 114 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 112 Splatting 98.7 101% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW256G8 256GB 1,046 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 72 29 47 29 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 773 Write 452 Mixed 516 SusWrite 55.1 99% 449 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 67.9 256% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 454 DQ Mixed 214 192% 280 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 149%
Intel SSDSC2BF180A5H REF 180GB 373 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 168GB free Firmware: LWDi SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 213 202 188 205 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 418 Write 256 Mixed 264 SusWrite 198 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 41.5 150% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 153 144% 226 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 87%
Sandisk SD9SN8W-128G-1006 128GB 8,741 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 118GB free Firmware: X6103006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 446 Mixed 334 SusWrite 126 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 46.8 162% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 258 202% 280 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 529GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 148 152 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 152 Write 139 Mixed 106 SusWrite 150 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBD 029E CM4X8GD3000C15K4 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.1% Average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.4 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 14.2 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns

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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	2,387x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16