MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	291% 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	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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 16:55
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,167 104% 882 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 156 Parallax 154 134% 158 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 146 Splatting 107 114% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 480GB-$900 1,995 User benchmarks, average bench 429% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 681 691 724 726 730 732 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 780 Write 725 Mixed 766 SusWrite 714 168% 746 MB/s	4K Read 184 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 169 581% 172 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 787 DQ Mixed 1319 850% 978 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 541%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 458GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2269 559 572 570 570 572 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,419 Write 2,269 Mixed 1,668 SusWrite 852 403% 1,802 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 88.8 299% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,779 DQ Write 1,556 DQ Mixed 1,636 1,235% 1,657 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 340%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 159GB free Firmware: 1306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 111 111 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 107 Write 68 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 110 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 30.1 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%

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

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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