MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	23.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	153% 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	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	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 23:27
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 865 86% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,104 68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(1DA2 E348) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Lighting 28.9 Reflection 31 Parallax 35.6 24% 31.8 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 28.4 Splatting 31.4 24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB 30,266 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 363 354 361 362 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,025 Write 551 Mixed 783 SusWrite 373 152% 683 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 57.1 192% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 570 DQ Write 749 DQ Mixed 627 482% 648 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 164%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 914GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 170 168 170 170 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 161 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 168 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 137GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 104 104 103 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 100 Write 69.9 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 103 59% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 41 42 42 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 35.8 Mixed 31 SusWrite 40.3 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 25.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 28.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 103%

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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	1,806x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,245x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	745x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	301x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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