MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	34.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '23 at 19:06
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$284 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,099 98% 830 Pts	64-Core 1,804 112% 1,804 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5138) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 248 Parallax 273 97% 214 fps	MRender 346 Gravity 232 Splatting 182 199% 253 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Jajs600m 2TB 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1TB free Firmware: U012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 152 176 82 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 472 Write 158 Mixed 255 SusWrite 132 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 14.9 60% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 22.1 27% 51.1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 88%
Ct1000mx 50 1TB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 179GB free Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 161 162 166 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 356 Write 158 Mixed 217 SusWrite 163 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 13.7 70% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 19 56% 130 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 115%
USB3.0 120GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 25GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 60 49 48 66 56 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.8% Poor	Read 152 Write 123 Mixed 113 SusWrite 58.6 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 33.8 4K Mixed 8.5 54% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 59.7 DQ Write 51.1 DQ Mixed 54.5 41% 55.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 65%
WD WD161KFGX-68AFPN0 16TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 9.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 203 197 214 207 224 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 129%
USB3.0 8TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 62 47 49 65 59 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 145 Write 157 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 58.7 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 421% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 124%
Drobo DroboElite 17.5TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 9TB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 39 34 43 37 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 68.2 Mixed 41.6 SusWrite 39.1 34% 46.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.2 106% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 50%
CineRAID H/W LARGE 18TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 13.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 161 169 164 165 170 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.3% Good	Read 169 Write 159 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 167 187% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2E3200C16 2x31.5GB 10,968 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 28.9 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 27.7 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 113%

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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: 0P 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	43	9	120	24.1"	1280 720	SAM100A LC27RG50

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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	2,394x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,079

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16