MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	283% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220611
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '22 at 19:25
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$99 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 252 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 814 81% 660 Pts	64-Core 997 62% 997 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Lighting 77 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 71.4 63% 75.4 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 74.6 Splatting 69 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 319GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1972 548 480 498 485 496 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,538 Write 2,115 Mixed 1492 SusWrite 746 384% 1,723 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 89.2 295% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,223 DQ Write 769 DQ Mixed 986 738% 992 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 58GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 47 47 48 50 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Kingston SV300S37A120G 1.5TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 725GB free Firmware: MN5OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 109 108 109 107 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 98.4 Write 102 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 108 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 50%
Hitachi HDS723015BLA642 2TB 187GB free Firmware: MN6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 87 87 87 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 69.8 Write 88.2 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 86.6 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.27 MB/s

ST310005 28AS 1TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 13GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 76 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 96.3 Write 65.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 75.2 100% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 56% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 24.4 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28.7 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 103%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,481 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	2,384x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	902x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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