MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	104% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '21 at 10:07
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 157 2-Core 281 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1149 101% 858 Pts	64-Core 1,656 102% 1,656 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 156 Parallax 158 130% 158 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 118% 149 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 255 336 369 465 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 424 Mixed 371 SusWrite 362 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 38.1 153% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 251 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 115%
Toshiba A100 240GB 5,900 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 71GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 93 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 348 Write 296 Mixed 272 SusWrite 116 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 23.2 84% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 61.8 70% 119 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 760GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 93 158 156 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 160 Write 86.4 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 118 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 109%
Maxtor OneTouch 500GB 752 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 111GB free, PID 7310 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 37 Write 25.2 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 42.2 45% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 21%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 3,010 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3.5TB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 142 141 135 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 140 Write 106 Mixed 19.1 SusWrite 139 129% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 40% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 135GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 36.6 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 39.3 45% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 135 136 135 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 139 Write 141 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 135 147% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 59%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.4% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 24.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 114%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,255 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	1,806x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,245x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	745x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	301x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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