MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	290% 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '19 at 14:41
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	10%

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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 i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 283 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 993 91% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,538 95% 1,538 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.3% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 63.6 55% 67.6 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 67.6 56% 68.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 308GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 649 639 645 652 640 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,498 Write 2,207 Mixed 1,513 SusWrite 692 385% 1,728 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 84.3 277% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,471 DQ Write 1,277 DQ Mixed 1,349 1,018% 1,365 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 340%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 137GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 140 144 144 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 356 Write 217 Mixed 228 SusWrite 142 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41 156% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 143 120% 172 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 852GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 100 103 100 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 105 Write 99 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 101 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 972GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 170 169 171 170 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 166 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 169 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 1x16GB 2,305 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 15.1 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 17 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 62%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 100%

UFO

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