MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	39.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '22 at 05:07
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 224 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 689 67% 551 Pts	64-Core 882 55% 882 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.6% Below average	Lighting 46.5 Reflection 99.4 Parallax 46.5 38% 64.1 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 97.6 Splatting 8.3 43% 58.6 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 161 204 211 180 211 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 340 Write 146 Mixed 192 SusWrite 182 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 11.9 86% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 94.1 102% 168 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 94%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 129GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1400 390 393 391 390 394 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 2,145 Write 1,874 Mixed 1,311 SusWrite 560 328% 1,472 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 64.8 218% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 890 DQ Write 656 DQ Mixed 741 562% 762 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 302%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 160GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 410 424 396 397 386 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,722 Write 1,771 Mixed 1,511 SusWrite 481 307% 1,371 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53.7 181% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 849 DQ Write 544 DQ Mixed 706 524% 699 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 121GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 175 175 172 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 178 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 174 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 90GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 100 102 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 85.6 Write 84.8 Mixed 40.6 SusWrite 98.6 56% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.1 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 13 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 111%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

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