MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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	55.2% 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	252% 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-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '20 at 18:51
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,138 103% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,690 105% 1,690 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 79.5 56% 69.3 fps	MRender 59.7 Gravity 56.8 Splatting 75.7 54% 64.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 549GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1517 834 839 837 840 841 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,569 Write 1,765 Mixed 1,363 SusWrite 951 318% 1,412 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 76 265% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1295 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 1,156 849% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 602GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 168 170 172 173 170 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 167 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 171 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 112%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 140GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 120 124 123 125 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 67.4 Write 67 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 123 55% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 22 22 21 21 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 33 Write 41.1 Mixed 34 SusWrite 22.7 24% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 65%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 21 21 22 21 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 37.7 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 20.6 23% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 189% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 25.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 30.3 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 109%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

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 $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 $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