MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 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	146% 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	123% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '21 at 22:11
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,153 105% 879 Pts	64-Core 2,121 131% 2,121 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 211 Reflection 203 Parallax 209 172% 208 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 149 Splatting 132 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 350GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 475 473 480 369 348 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 481 Mixed 454 SusWrite 436 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 58.8 193% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 130%
Kingston SQ500S37480G 480GB 1,176 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 119GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 280 316 308 306 336 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 255 Write 98.6 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 317 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 19.4 4K Mixed 10.7 45% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 102%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 426GB free Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2444 1819 1607 1621 1573 1571 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,606 Write 2,481 Mixed 2,210 SusWrite 1,773 510% 2,267 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 80.4 275% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,237 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 1,112 832% 1,112 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 595%
Apricorn SATAWire 6G 120GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 112GB free Firmware: 1411 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 44 24 104 37 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 378 Write 168 Mixed 218 SusWrite 70.8 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 8.6 32% 8.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 130 73 120 81 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 121 Write 23.9 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 98.6 58% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 917GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 177 178 179 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 181 Mixed 116 SusWrite 179 126% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 29.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 29.7 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 114%

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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	2,387x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 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	354x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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