MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	256% 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

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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 16:43
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 897 93% 749 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8712) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 171 Parallax 173 150% 176 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 153 Splatting 113 122% 154 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1066 830 835 837 810 830 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 908 Write 2,464 Mixed 1,802 SusWrite 868 345% 1,511 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 92.3 290% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,811 DQ Write 1,579 DQ Mixed 1,052 964% 1,481 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 355%
Toshiba Q300 120GB 1,888 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 111GB free Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 88 89 89 88 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 487 Write 453 Mixed 352 SusWrite 118 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 37 152% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 176 181% 294 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 87%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 111GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 153 153 153 153 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 464 Mixed 397 SusWrite 188 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 57 216% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 346 262% 353 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 47.3 MC Write 46.7 MC Mixed 32.3 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 33.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 97%

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,814x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,605x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,248x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	751x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	400x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
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	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16