MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 17:32
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 254 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 830 81% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4150 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 177 Parallax 159 135% 167 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 127 Splatting 121 102% 126 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 233 92 75 70 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 488 Write 444 Mixed 409 SusWrite 96.5 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.4 52% 12.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 100%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 124GB free Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 795 510 518 519 522 521 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,638 Write 844 Mixed 1,479 SusWrite 564 304% 1,381 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 92.3 316% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,109 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 585 542% 842 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 26 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 28.6 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 110%

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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	8	6	144	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0F55 C32JG5x

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,471 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,382x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,046x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	951x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	994x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	899x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	350x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	293x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

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 $184	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) $35	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