MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	5.13% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 10:40
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (56^th 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 806 81% 660 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B18) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.13% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 8.9 Parallax 8.5 5% 7.87 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 9.9 Splatting 0.1 5% 7.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.13% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1936 2225 1277 774 773 780 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 983 Write 1,658 Mixed 1,262 SusWrite 1,294 295% 1,299 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 68.2 228% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,623 DQ Write 1458 DQ Mixed 1,454 1,114% 1,512 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 277%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 466GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 850 788 832 695 698 697 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,045 Write 867 Mixed 682 SusWrite 760 188% 839 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 44.3 156% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 468 DQ Write 566 DQ Mixed 520 391% 518 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 313%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 152 151 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 152 Write 149 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 150 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3733 C19 4x8GB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 25.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	28.8"	1280 720	GSM59F1 LG ULTRAWIDE

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,250 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,803x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
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	300x
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	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

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 $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