MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	157% 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.
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.

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

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '22 at 18:55
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 72.7 1-Core 161 2-Core 311 96% 182 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 780 84% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 232 Reflection 193 Parallax 194 189% 206 fps	MRender 242 Gravity 155 Splatting 124 136% 173 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,637 Write 1,962 Mixed 1,548 454% 2,049 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 87.2 307% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,184 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 286 449% 857 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 192GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 136 134 134 135 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 179 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 134 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 4x8GB 460 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 28.3 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 23.3 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,500 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,389x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,050x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	552x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $990

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16