MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	85.9% 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 (12%). 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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '20 at 19:17
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 277 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 613 75% 575 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 181 Parallax 180 147% 180 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 154 Splatting 130 129% 163 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 381 376 236 240 248 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 331 Write 261 Mixed 345 SusWrite 315 71% 313 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 35.4 126% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 310 236% 319 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 98%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 18GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 31 125 29 22 94 MB/s Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.8% Good	Read 274 Write 104 Mixed 151 SusWrite 90.1 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 60 4K Mixed 33.9 117% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 212 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 102%
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 42GB free Firmware: UJ450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 90 75 121 96 105 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 432 Write 332 Mixed 190 SusWrite 128 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 18 50% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 90.3 DQ Mixed 40.5 47% 82.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 1,409 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.2% Above average	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 19.5 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 17.9 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 70.7 56% 70.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 102%

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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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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 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	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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