MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 222% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 230% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	211% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 23:06
Run Duration	383 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,215 111% 930 Pts	64-Core 1749 108% 1749 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 307 Reflection 292 Parallax 360 250% 320 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 265 Splatting 196 215% 274 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,478 Write 706 Mixed 1,288 325% 1,491 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 84.9 287% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 981 DQ Write 951 DQ Mixed 1,011 747% 981 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 228GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1368 1118 1084 1041 1002 956 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2528 Write 2,398 Mixed 1,710 SusWrite 1,095 433% 1,933 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 86.4 285% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,285 DQ Write 1033 DQ Mixed 1,165 870% 1,161 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 191GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 269 278 278 279 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 304 Mixed 345 SusWrite 274 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 53.5 187% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 231 208% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 278GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1825 1584 1471 1365 1307 1306 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,653 Write 2,455 Mixed 1967 SusWrite 1,476 479% 2,138 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 86.4 283% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,313 DQ Write 1,080 DQ Mixed 1,191 893% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 410%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119 3,343 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 176 177 172 168 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 161 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 170 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 28.5 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 75: 10R 6G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
75%	70%	33	348	287	144	27"	1920 1080	GSM5B71 27GL650F

History: Score 64: 9R 4G 7B | Score 75: 10R 6G 7B

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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	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 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	353x
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 $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