MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	105% 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	375% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 16:45
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,204 108% 912 Pts	64-Core 2,119 131% 2,119 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% ASRock(1849 5125) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 102 Parallax 185 102% 137 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 134 Splatting 162 115% 137 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 888GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2448 2210 1485 1486 1508 1504 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,636 Write 2,434 Mixed 1,850 SusWrite 1,773 488% 2,173 MB/s	4K Read 71 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 98.3 329% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,422 DQ Write 1,261 DQ Mixed 1,319 995% 1,334 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 410%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	7.77% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 6.8 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 13.6 15% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.77% Great: 16%
Seagate Portable 500GB 3,247 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 177GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 39 Write 41 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 42.3 51% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 1x8GB 7,364 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 11.3 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 13.2 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 49%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,384x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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