MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% 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	202% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	49.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '22 at 13:24
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 305 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,128 104% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,989 123% 1,989 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3507) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 253 Parallax 180 150% 206 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 161 Splatting 132 130% 163 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 557GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1683 1622 1324 224 217 167 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,106 Write 1,682 Mixed 1,254 SusWrite 873 278% 1,229 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 66.1 229% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 697 DQ Write 813 DQ Mixed 866 622% 792 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 299%
Nvme CT1000P 1TB 6,019 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 149GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1412 924 80 95 102 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1471 Write 1397 Mixed 1,081 SusWrite 453 246% 1,100 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 69 229% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 688 DQ Write 935 DQ Mixed 272 356% 632 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 299%
ShanDianZhe-128GB 128GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 50GB free Firmware: T0722A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 90 110 48 49 49 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 476 Write 374 Mixed 327 SusWrite 79.3 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 19.1 107% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 85.7 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 26.7 71% 143 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 64%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 284GB free Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 562 180 156 258 121 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 875 Write 550 Mixed 636 SusWrite 307 132% 592 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.7 159% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 504 DQ Write 532 DQ Mixed 463 363% 500 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 144%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 598GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 109 108 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 166 Write 116 Mixed 77 SusWrite 108 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.3 164% 2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 79%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 508GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 74 75 68 73 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 127 Write 42.8 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 71.6 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 110%
BUFFALO HD-PCU2 1TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 412GB free, PID 01d9 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 40 Write 41.2 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 42 52% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB 5,167 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.3% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 129%

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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	2,392x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $979

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16