MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	119% 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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 08:22
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,179 105% 889 Pts	64-Core 1,639 101% 1,639 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6274) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 36.7 Reflection 42.3 Parallax 34.4 30% 37.8 fps	MRender 52.4 Gravity 36.7 Splatting 47.8 38% 45.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 747GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 468 481 485 484 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 451 SusWrite 454 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 53.2 178% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
OCZ Vector 150 120GB-$89 1,360 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 111GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 415 425 424 425 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 424 Mixed 347 SusWrite 404 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 36.8 138% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 302 236% 324 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 911GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 177 178 176 175 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 168 Mixed 104 SusWrite 169 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 518GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 94 96 96 96 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 114 Write 107 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 92.5 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	111% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 32.6 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 32.1 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 46.5 86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 140%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,252 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	1,805x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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