MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93% 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	55.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200616
Uptime	28.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '20 at 11:36
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 299 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,072 100% 831 Pts	64-Core 1,106 68% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2167) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 107 Parallax 109 96% 111 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 101 Splatting 91.4 87% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 76 88 88 81 75 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 216 Write 126 Mixed 167 SusWrite 82.9 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 29.7 121% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 84.7 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 95.4 74% 101 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 73%
OCZ VERTEX2 40GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 10GB free Firmware: 1.24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 46 43 48 50 51 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 123 Write 59.4 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 47.6 17% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 23.5 96% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 49.9 DQ Mixed 52.3 47% 72.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 41%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 129GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 152 73 122 116 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 292 Write 76.6 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 140 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 19.9 4K Mixed 10.6 48% 15.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14.8 DQ Write 16.2 DQ Mixed 15.1 12% 15.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 106GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 119 117 118 117 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 82.1 Write 81.9 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 117 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 75%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 135GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 93 93 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 95.3 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 92.1 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	72.9% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 22.1 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 94%

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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 $249Bench 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: $765

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