MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	14.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 05:39
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 241 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 721 72% 585 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 320 322 322 322 323 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 496 Write 330 Mixed 188 SusWrite 322 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 24.2 91% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 56.5 DQ Mixed 87.8 69% 98.1 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 918GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 197 199 195 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 157 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 194 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 98 96 96 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 91.4 Write 89.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 96.8 60% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 61%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 170 169 170 168 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 138 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 167 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 99%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 15GB free, PID 0059 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 18 17 16 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	9.08% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 6.7 Mixed 13.7 SusWrite 16.9 19% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.08% Great: 9%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 262GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 37.2 Write 38.4 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 39.3 48% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 21.8 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 104%

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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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,804x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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