MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	47.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '19 at 11:35
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 820 86% 689 Pts	64-Core 840 52% 840 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 3800) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 56.5 Parallax 49.9 51% 56.4 fps	MRender 45.4 Gravity 53.7 Splatting 51.7 41% 50.3 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 315 318 322 322 319 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 467 Write 330 Mixed 167 SusWrite 319 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 17.9 94% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 46.7 DQ Write 59 DQ Mixed 54.6 41% 53.4 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 117%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 164 165 163 164 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 168 Write 128 Mixed 115 SusWrite 163 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.7 12% 4.43 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 0.8 2% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 23%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 766GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 184 188 188 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 159 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 184 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 170 168 167 169 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 118 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 165 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 362GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 37.2 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 41.7 49% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 26 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 28.6 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 104%

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

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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 $184	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) $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