MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 156%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 153%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics145% 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 Drive224% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '20 at 05:44
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 160
2-Core 322
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 643
8-Core 1,261
113% 952 Pts
64-Core 1280
79% 1280 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 198
Reflection 208
Parallax 217
162% 208 fps
MRender 252
Gravity 187
Splatting 122
146% 187 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 145%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
454GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 872 865 890 894 772 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,372
Write 927
Mixed 877
SusWrite 733
218% 977 MB/s
4K Read 64
4K Write 215
4K Mixed 85.7
320% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 853
DQ Mixed 221
274% 467 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 224%
Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 199 199 197 199 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 149
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 199
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
14GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 5.6 6.9 9 9 9.5 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
15.1% Very poor
Read 22.8
Write 7.3
Mixed 6.3
SusWrite 7.1
12% 10.9 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 3.5
238% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 26.9
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 42.6
SC Mixed 30.8
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 102%

 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 7,247 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $761
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