MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 129%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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 Drive163% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '19 at 16:48
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 301
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 1,161
92% 809 Pts
64-Core 1,652
102% 1,652 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 165
Parallax 176
143% 172 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 152
Splatting 110
117% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 272 281 282 280 274 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 1,686
Write 265
Mixed 425
SusWrite 274
143% 663 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 54.8
210% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 263
211% 298 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 163%
Great: 241%
Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM164 1TB
339GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 103 103 101 100 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 101
Write 91.3
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 101
66% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
164% 1 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
920GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 170 171 170 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 136
Mixed 84
SusWrite 170
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IR2400D464L17/16G 075D IRX2800D464L16S/8G 075D IR2400D464L17S/4G 075D IR2400D464L17S/4G 32GB
2940, 2940, 2940, 2940 MHz
16384, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
MC Read 33
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 27.8
92% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 41.1
SC Mixed 29.2
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $768
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