MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	258% 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 15:26
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 157 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 924 97% 775 Pts	64-Core 936 58% 936 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 147 Parallax 135 106% 137 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 140 Splatting 123 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 523 313 315 313 303 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,327 Write 1,458 Mixed 1,204 SusWrite 344 295% 1,333 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 84 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 1,495 DQ Mixed 1,009 827% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 280%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 206GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 273 272 272 273 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 455 Mixed 413 SusWrite 293 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 58.4 210% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 176 169% 269 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 244GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 465 465 464 431 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 466 Mixed 441 SusWrite 431 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 65.9 226% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 265 212% 299 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 394GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 135 134 135 132 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 152 Write 143 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 133 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 359GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 164 162 163 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 171 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 163 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 29.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 31.3 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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