MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	358% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '20 at 00:01
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 165 2-Core 329 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,290 115% 970 Pts	64-Core 1,798 111% 1,798 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6181) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 149 Parallax 129 114% 139 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 136 Splatting 111 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 931GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 405 456 44 28 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 513 Write 460 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 242 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 1 64% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 56.1 DQ Mixed 0.9 28% 69.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 511GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2463 2210 1443 1448 1455 1448 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2,641 Write 2,461 Mixed 1,877 SusWrite 1,744 490% 2181 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 91.3 304% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,287 DQ Write 1,032 DQ Mixed 1,170 873% 1,163 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 410%
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 238GB free Firmware: 2.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 214 214 215 214 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 437 Write 215 Mixed 200 SusWrite 213 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 41.6 152% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 114 110% 173 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 97%
PNY ELITE 480GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 447GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 352 395 398 397 398 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 212 Write 26.4 Mixed 34 SusWrite 364 36% 159 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 13.3 4K Mixed 8 38% 11.7 MB/s	DQ Read 24.1 DQ Write 12.5 DQ Mixed 14.7 12% 17.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 69%
PNY ELITE 480GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 447GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 352 395 397 397 398 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 225 Write 25.4 Mixed 34 SusWrite 367 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 12.8 4K Mixed 7.9 41% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25.5 DQ Write 13.2 DQ Mixed 14.9 12% 17.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 69%
MB2000EAZNL 2TB 803 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2TB free Firmware: HPG1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 140 139 139 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 155 Write 140 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 139 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 222% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 84%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 8,165 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 931GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 195 195 195 195 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 189 Mixed 135 SusWrite 194 136% 185 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.8 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 32GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 30 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 30.7 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,391x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,050x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
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	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $980

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16