MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	212% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '19 at 06:30
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$164 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 830 87% 698 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Lighting 80 Reflection 79.9 Parallax 68.9 65% 76.3 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 74.2 Splatting 76.4 61% 74.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 369GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1084 604 596 594 598 598 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,170 Write 1,860 Mixed 749 SusWrite 679 251% 1,115 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 58.5 211% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 1,391 DQ Write 1,247 DQ Mixed 1,300 980% 1,313 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 262%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 119GB 1,052 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 78GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 132 132 132 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 459 Mixed 305 SusWrite 167 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 49.6 169% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 308 243% 338 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 101GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 179 178 158 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 141 Mixed 104 SusWrite 174 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 178 179 183 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 170 Mixed 112 SusWrite 180 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 662GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 189 191 190 191 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 110 Mixed 32.1 SusWrite 183 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 182% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 26.7 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 26.9 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 98%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,231 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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,799x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,596x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,239x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	552x
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 $76Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	248x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $766

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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