MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '21 at 00:03
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1215 108% 915 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.51 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (141 fps cap detected)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 142 Parallax 140 111% 139 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 141 Splatting 132 113% 138 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,008 Write 2,138 Mixed 1,736 438% 1,961 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 60.7 207% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 1,454 DQ Write 582 DQ Mixed 1,147 815% 1,061 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 16GB free Firmware: CS900613 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 464 Write 338 Mixed 330 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 37.2 141% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 184 163% 243 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 91%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 59GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 98 101 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 93.5 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 99.4 69% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 96%
Hitachi HDS721075KLA330 750GB-$99 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 54GB free Firmware: GK8OA97A SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 53.5 Write 53.2 Mixed 34 SusWrite 43.2 34% 46 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.3 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 24.6 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 83%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,252 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	1,805x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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