MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 21:22
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 297 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,124 103% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,686 104% 1,686 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 139 Parallax 125 104% 130 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 134 Splatting 110 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 260 248 228 205 211 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 454 Mixed 383 SusWrite 242 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 49.8 163% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 204 187% 289 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 53GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 271 286 288 53 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 509 Write 284 Mixed 327 SusWrite 193 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 19.6 115% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 26.9 73% 151 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 69%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 388GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 919 1355 1058 1604 1684 1707 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,043 Write 524 Mixed 151 SusWrite 1,388 225% 1,026 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 73.3 232% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,324 DQ Write 453 DQ Mixed 582 510% 786 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 148 152 152 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 148 Write 141 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 150 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 114% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 29.7 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 32 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%

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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	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 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	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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