MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	36.9 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '19 at 18:49
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 896 88% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,144 71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Lighting 95.7 Reflection 85.9 Parallax 76.3 78% 86 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 80 Splatting 78 63% 76.4 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 364 384 397 404 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 457 Mixed 352 SusWrite 398 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 46.8 168% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 273 226% 325 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 128 132 132 132 131 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 91.6 Write 135 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 128 70% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.7 243% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 90%
WD Red 5TB (2014)-$185 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 165 166 166 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 168 Mixed 93.1 SusWrite 165 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C16-16GFX 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 04CD F4-2400C16-16GFX 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 40GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 4096, 16384, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 24.8 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 26.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 80%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,807x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	747x
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	218x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $804

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