MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '20 at 15:09
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,117 100% 843 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.8% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 110 Parallax 116 97% 115 fps	MRender 161 Gravity 102 Splatting 98 96% 120 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 348 364 361 360 363 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 232 Mixed 302 SusWrite 349 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 40.2 142% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 259 219% 319 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 126%
WDC WD10SPSX-00A6WT0 1TB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 819GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 108 120 120 112 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 108 Write 129 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 111 24% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 0.8 7% 3.63 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 14.5 DQ Mixed 0.9 3% 5.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.3% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 22.7 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 21.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 108%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,817x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,606x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,251x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	753x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	401x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16